Nigerian Shia Protest Iran Supreme Leader’s Killing
Last update: March 2, 2026
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IMN members protest Khamenei's death across several Nigerian cities....
Thousands of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) protested in several northern Nigerian cities over the killing of Iran’s supreme leader in what they described as a U.S.-Israeli attack.
IMN members marched through major cities in Nigeria’s Muslim-majority north, displaying Iranian flags and portraits of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his predecessor Ruhollah Khomeini and the group’s Nigerian leader Ibrahim Zakzaky.
In Kano, northern Nigeria’s largest city with a sizable IMN following, protesters staged a five-kilometre march from a mosque in the Fagge business district to the group’s headquarters in the Goron Dutse neighbourhood.
Demonstrators condemned the United States and Israel for what they called “unprovoked” attacks that killed Khamenei, his associates and family members, chanting slogans against the two countries. Some also carried Palestinian flags.
“The attacks show the insincerity and unreliability of the United States and Israel, which launched the attacks in the middle of negotiations,” protest leader Umar Yakubu said at the end of the march.
The crowd chanted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is Great”) and called for an end to Western interference in the Middle East.
The IMN, which advocates an Iranian-style Islamic revolution in Nigeria, has long been at odds with the authorities, who have periodically cracked down on the group.
Yakubu urged supporters not to resort to violence and to abide by the directives of Zakzaky, who resides in the capital, Abuja.
Also Members of the South West leadership of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria staged a protest in Lagos State, against the killing of Khamenei.
The demonstrators marched through parts of the Maryland axis, carrying placards and banners denouncing what they described as an “invasion” of Iran and the targeted assassination of the long-serving Iranian leader.
Chants and slogans expressed solidarity with Iran and strong opposition to the actions of the United States and Israel
The protesters urged the Nigerian government to reject the presence of US troops in the country.
