Tens of thousands of Nigerians on Saturday protested on the streets of Nigeria’s city of Kano against an anti-Islam film made in the US that has stirred outrage across the Muslim world.
The crowd of demonstrators stretched several kilometres through the city, the largest in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, with protesters shouting “death to America, death to Israel and death to the enemies of Islam”.
There had been protests in Zaria, in Kaduna state and an attempt to stage one in the volatile city of Jos was broken with the security agencies firing guns into the air to dismiss the demonstrators.
The rally was being organised by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, a pro-Iranian group that adheres to the Shiite branch of Islam, which has operated in Africa’s most populous country since the late 1970s.
“We are out today to express our rage and disapproval over this blasphemous film,” said Muhammed Turi, a member of the Islamic Movement and one of the protest leaders.
“This protest is also aimed at calling on the US government to put a halt to further blasphemy against Islam,” he added.
Demonstrators carried pictures of US President Barack Obama, as well as American and Israeli flags as they marched towards a palace owned the Emir of Kano, the top religious figure in the city of roughly 4.5 million people.
Others were waving Iranian flags.
The low-budget film “Innocence of Muslims,” has incited a wave of bloody anti-American violence in cities across the Muslim world, with protests occurring in more than 20 countries. In Pakistan, 15 people reportedly died in the protests.
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Finally,d chicken has come home to roost. If I have bn expecting this since protest started in Benghazi, I want to believe security operatives shud b better prepared. D next news wud b attack on christians n southerners in d north. I want to see this type of protest each time government short change us; spending billions organising awards, fraudulent politicians moving abt without being tried of alleged money laundering, farouking,Bankoling,Iyaboing,Etehing, pension fund irregularities,PHCN privitisation etc Nedum - PH
ReplyDeleteactualy even dor we did not attend this protest fisically, our support is with u spritually.
ReplyDeletewe will never stay silent as our prophet is ridiculed.
ReplyDeleteWas d film produced in Nigeria? NO! Even in Saudi there has been no protest how com d hausas demonstrating. Let mohammed fight for himself. You people hv abused Our Lord JESUS CHRIST and there has not been any protest. Let ur god fight for himself as Jesus has been fighting for himself
ReplyDeleteMen wht u said is lie muslim is a peace we can not ever try wht u said
ReplyDeleteWalts05 wht u said is lie muslim is a peace we can not ever try wht u said
ReplyDeleteLets not bring it on here.Respect respect
ReplyDeletewe should goin 2 retaliate and express aur Anger 2 those moronic people who hate muslim and the best prophet of almagty Allah may almagty Allah God thunder fire all dos countrys and distroy thr intention
ReplyDeleteI think if mohammed was alive he would cautioned this fanatics called his followers.
ReplyDeleteWalts dats absolutely d truth! Leg dia so called mohamed fight his own battle. Bt wait o.... Xo dy ar kiling each jst bcos of film o! Muslims una foolish o.
ReplyDeleteHow many of u muslims have even seen this movie? Do u have to kill to pass ur message across? You take lives because someone insulted your prophet, are u not worse than the movie maker? Or is killing allowed in Islam?
ReplyDeleteIgnorance is a disease. I dnt see any reason 4 al dis killings.They re doing the same thing the movie says muslims will do...they call the people that made d movie Extremist, I ask myself what is the difference between Extremist christains and Extremist muslims since the movie came out.Allah is not å killer ₪d̶̲̥̅̊ he never asked anyone Τ̅☺ defend him, S̶̲̥̅Ơ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡ quit givin ppl the wrng impression.may Allah forgive u all ₪d̶̲̥̅̊ grant all those who lost their life enternal rest.
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