A “viral video has surfaced” showing Nigerians staging a protest allegedly in Lagos, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Christians in Nigeria are being subjected to genocide and his subsequent “threat to deploy military intervention.”
The Nigerian Federal Government has “refuted as false and misleading” this allegation.
The short clip, shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @Chuks on Thursday, shows the protesters wielding placards with inscriptions such as “Nigerians united against U.S. threat of military invasion,” while chanting the repeated refrain, “Leave us alone oh, leave us alone. America, leave us alone.”
The short video, which “has attracted thousands of comments,” shows the demonstrators “marching peacefully and waving banners.”
Online reactions have poured in from Nigerians, who are expressing “mixed views, with some supporting the protest and others questioning the motive behind it.”
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Trump, in a video posted by the White House on Wednesday, alleged that “thousands and thousands” of Christians “were being killed in Nigeria by what he called radical Islamists,” describing the situation as an “existential threat to Christianity.”
In the clip, Trump also stated: “We stand ready, willing, and able to save our great Christian population around the world. This is not going to happen. The killing of Christians is not going to happen.”
Trump had earlier threatened to deploy the U.S. Department of War to Nigeria if the alleged killings were not halted, declaring Nigeria a “country of particular concern.”
His statement, initially shared on Truth Social, was later reposted on the White House’s X account.
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However, the Federal Government “has rejected the genocide allegations,” describing them as “inaccurate and based on outdated information.”
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the claim “misrepresents Nigeria’s security and religious landscape.”
Idris insisted: “The Nigerian government rejects any notion of genocide or religious persecution. Our Constitution guarantees freedom of worship for all citizens, and this is reflected in the country’s diverse and peaceful coexistence.”
He added that the country “continues to record progress in the fight against insecurity” under President Bola Tinubu, emphasizing that efforts were ongoing to “strengthen interfaith dialogue and community reconciliation in areas affected by violence.”
The video of the Lagos protest “continues to circulate online,” drawing nationwide attention as discussions grow around Trump’s claims and Nigeria’s response.
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