A dangerous and intellectually bankrupt video is now circulating online, claiming that there is a “proposal” to declare the Sokoto Caliphate an International Terrorist Organisation. This is not a mistake. It is a deliberate and calculated provocation aimed at igniting religious hostility, distorting historical truth, and creating unnecessary tension between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria. Ever since the Trump administration weaponised the narrative of “Christian persecution” in Nigeria, an entire machinery of anti-Islam propaganda has been unleashed, driven by groups and individuals whose motives are anything but sincere. These actors, both local and foreign, deliberately twist Nigerian realities to fit a Western evangelical geopolitical agenda. They thrive on manufacturing fear, demonising Islam, and mislabeling centuries-old Islamic institutions with modern extremist terminology. Their latest target is the Sokoto Caliphate, one of the most sophisticated, intellectually advanced, and historically documented civilisations to ever emerge in West Africa.
The question that must be asked is simple: who stands to benefit from this lie? Not ordinary Nigerians. Not Christians. Not Muslims. Nigerians have lived side by side for centuries, long before colonial borders. Those who benefit are the same opportunists: foreign resource exploiters, domestic political manipulators, and digital propagandists, who see Nigeria not as a nation but as a tool for their own gain. For these individuals, harmony is an obstacle and unity is a threat. To destroy a people, you first attack their symbols, their identity, and their history. That is exactly what is happening now.
Let it be stated clearly: THE SOKOTO CALIPHATE WAS NEVER A TERRORIST ENTITY. It was a state, a civilisation, a structure of governance built on scholarship, justice, moral discipline, and administrative order. Even European Historians, who had every reason to demonise it, documented its sophistication. Usman dan Fodio’s jihad was not terrorism; it was a movement for societal reform, a rejection of corruption, a revival of Islamic education, and an assertion of moral responsibility. It produced a system of law, governance, education, and economic coordination that shaped the region for over a century. To equate such a scholarly and administrative civilisation with terrorism is not only historically illiterate; it is a moral crime and an act of intellectual dishonesty.
Those who push this narrative must understand that this is not merely a religious insult; it is a direct attack on the dignity, memory, and heritage of millions of Muslims. There are things Muslims tolerate and provocations they ignore. But the legacy of the Caliphate, the dignity of Shehu Usman dan Fodio, the scholarship of his successors, and the historical integrity of that civilisation, is a red line that cannot and will not be crossed. Those behind this plot, whether sitting in foreign think tanks or hiding behind local religious sensationalism, must realise that they are playing with a fire far bigger than their limited understanding can grasp.
Nigeria is not a playground for ideological adventurers. It is not a laboratory for foreign propaganda. It is not a tool for destabilisation. Those who truly want peace in this country must reject this poisonous fabrication before it causes avoidable chaos. Declaring the Sokoto Caliphate a terrorist organisation is not only an insult to Islam; it is an assault on historical truth, a provocation against national cohesion, and a testament to the moral bankruptcy of those behind it. Enough of this rubbish. Enough of this reckless narrative. The Sokoto Caliphate is a sacred heritage, built on knowledge, justice, governance, and moral order. It cannot and will not be reduced to a caricature to satisfy the evil imagination of those who profit from division. This plot is exposed, and it is rejected in its entirety.
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