The Coalition of Northern Groups Coalition of Northern Groups has accused both internal collaborators and foreign actors of orchestrating a deliberate campaign to plunge Northern Nigeria into deeper violence, warning that the recent surge in attacks reflects a politically motivated and well-funded agenda.
In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the coalition said the pattern of assaults across northern states “bears the fingerprints of a coordinated operation far beyond routine banditry.”
The group criticised the United States government United States government for what it described as reliance on exaggerated genocide claims focused on Plateau and Benue, while overlooking higher casualty figures in states such as Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kebbi and Borno. It noted that former U.S. President Donald Trump Donald Trump appeared to have echoed such claims despite what the coalition said was a lack of supporting evidence from U.S. intelligence agencies.
CNG pointed to remarks by Trump’s former envoy on Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos Massad Boulos, who reportedly dismissed the genocide narrative as unfounded, arguing that the latest violence seems timed to give credence to misleading foreign-backed stories.
According to Charanchi, “These attacks are not random; they are strategic attempts to make false narratives appear credible and prepare the international stage for hostile actions against Nigeria.”
The coalition linked recent targeted assaults on churches and Christian communities to what it called a conveniently aligned propaganda push, questioning the motives and interests shaping such narratives.
CNG said the deteriorating security has forced the closure of 47 Unity Schools and multiple institutions across Katsina, Niger and Kwara, deepening the educational setbacks in a region already struggling with high numbers of out-of-school children.
The group also tied recent mass kidnappings in Kwara, Kebbi, Niger and Zamfara—including the abduction of worshippers, schoolgirls, and over 300 students and teachers in Niger State—to what it described as a coordinated pattern reminiscent of previous high-profile attacks such as the Kuriga school kidnapping Kuriga school kidnapping.
It further cited the kidnapping of 64 residents in Tsafe, Zamfara, which occurred during the visit of Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle Bello Matawalle, as evidence of insecurity being “weaponised.”
The coalition condemned a viral video circulating online that allegedly showed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra Indigenous People of Biafra disguising themselves as northern attackers, calling it part of a broader drive to inflame ethnic tensions.
CNG issued a series of demands to the Federal Government of Nigeria Federal Government of Nigeria, blaming the Tinubu administration Tinubu administration for what it called an indifferent approach to worsening security conditions. It urged authorities to identify and prosecute both local and foreign sponsors of terrorism, including politicians, clerics, businessmen and compromised security officials.
The group requested the deployment of Service Chiefs to affected regions until terror networks are dismantled, the creation of a high-powered monitoring committee for transparent security updates, and immediate action to secure Nigeria’s porous borders to curb the flow of weapons and criminal elements.
CNG stressed that the North “will not allow its tragedies to be weaponised for political, separatist or foreign interests,” insisting that only a united effort by federal and state governments, security agencies and traditional rulers can stem the escalating crisis.