Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has raised the alarm over what it described as a coordinated and escalating onslaught against Northern Nigeria, alleging that foreign interests and domestic saboteurs are collaborating to destabilise the region and plunge the country into deeper insecurity.
CNG expressed concern that the United States, despite its advanced intelligence capabilities, has fallen for a “dangerous propaganda narrative” portraying the violence in Plateau and Benue as genocide, while overlooking the far heavier casualties recorded in Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kebbi, Borno, and other northern states.
In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the group said the recent surge in violent attacks across the North reflected the hallmarks of a deliberate and well-funded agenda, orchestrated both within and outside the country.
Charanchi said it was “alarming” that former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared influenced by “misinformation not supported by the CIA, FBI, or even the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria.”
He noted that Trump’s special envoy for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Boulos, had publicly dismissed the genocide claims as baseless. He said: “CNG is seriously disturbed that the recent escalation of attacks appears timed to validate these fictitious genocide claims and to prepare the international stage for hostile actions against Nigeria.”
These attacks are not random; they are deliberate attempts to give false narratives the appearance of truth. “We, therefore, urge the Federal Government to recognise that Nigeria is confronting a premeditated internal and external conspiracy to destabilise the nation. The government must act decisively by identifying, exposing, and prosecuting all those, both local and foreign, who manufacture and spread such toxic falsehoods, so that they serve as a clear deterrent to others who may wish to weaponise misinformation against Nigeria.”
CNG noted that the sudden surge in attacks on churches and Christian communities appeared designed to reinforce the externally crafted propaganda narrative.
The group said the pattern raised serious questions about whether the timing and targets are coincidental or deliberately manipulated. It vowed that Northern Nigeria would not allow its security challenges to be weaponised for foreign, local, or separatist political agendas.
According to the group, the incidents are clearly beyond ordinary banditry. They bear the hallmarks of political orchestration intended to destabilise communities and plunge the region into deeper chaos.
CNG insisted that Northern Nigeria must never become a theatre for international manoeuvres or separatist propaganda, stressing that the blood of its citizens cannot serve as currency for anyone’s agenda.
