Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, has alleged that the United States is responsible for the creation and sustained funding of Boko Haram, the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
In a video currently circulating online, the cleric also accused Nigerian political leaders of deliberately engineering insecurity to serve their interests, insisting that the crisis persists because those in authority have refused to end it.
El-Zakzaky questioned how armed groups he described as “former cattle rearers” suddenly gained access to sophisticated weapons and armoured vehicles within forests across the country.
“The insecurity problem in Nigeria was created by politicians in power. If they want to stop it today, they would, because they are the ones who engineered it,” he said.
“Where did these bandits get armoured vehicles from? Did they emerge from the ground? Everybody knows that the authorities are behind this insecurity. If they want to stop it today, they can.”
The IMN leader further claimed that external interests, particularly the United States, benefit from the instability.
“By inviting the US — which we know is behind all this insecurity — what do you expect? The US created Boko Haram, the US is funding Boko Haram, the US created ISWAP, they created ISIS, and they confessed it openly,” he alleged, without providing evidence.
According to him, the alleged aim of foreign powers is to “use terrorism to conquer Africa” and gain unrestricted access to valuable natural resources.
“They will come to steal our resources — gold, oil, gas, and others. That is why you see them protecting Christians in Zamfara and Katsina,” he added.
El-Zakzaky’s comments have sparked widespread debate, with security analysts warning that such claims, if unverified, risk further complicating public understanding of Nigeria’s security challenges.
The Federal Government and the United States Embassy in Nigeria have yet to respond to the allegations as of press time.
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