…CNG stated that no self-respecting nation would permit foreign powers to enter its territory and carry out bombing operations.
ABUJA, NIGERIA- The iNews Times | The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has strongly condemned the United States airstrikes on terrorist targets in Sokoto State, describing the action as unacceptable and harmful to Nigeria’s sovereignty.
Speaking with iNews Times, the CNG Coordinator, Comrade Jaliu Aliu Charanchi, said no self-respecting nation would permit foreign powers to enter its territory and carry out bombing operations.
According to him, the strikes amount to a direct violation of Nigeria’s sovereignty, set a dangerous precedent, and reflect a failure of leadership.
“While terrorists must be defeated, it should not come at the cost of Nigerian lives, national dignity, or control over our own security,” Charanchi said.
The CNG Coordinator warned that foreign airstrikes carry the risk of civilian casualties, fuel resentment among local populations, and expose the country to manipulation by external interests.
Charanchi stressed that Nigeria must strengthen its intelligence capabilities, rebuild trust with local communities, and adequately equip its security forces, rather than relinquishing its security responsibilities to foreign actors.
He cautioned Nigerians to be vigilant when foreign powers frame their intervention as an effort to “protect Christians,” arguing that such narratives are misleading.
“The same leaders who claim moral authority abroad preside over endless bloodshed in their own countries. They cannot suddenly present themselves as saviours in Nigeria,” he said.
The CNG Coordinator further warned that this framing could dangerously recast Nigeria’s security crisis as a religious conflict.
“Nigeria’s challenge is not Islam versus Christianity; it is impunity versus justice, and privilege versus accountability. Allowing this crisis to be defined along religious lines would have catastrophic consequences not just in forests, but in streets, homes, markets, mosques, churches, and schools,” he added.
Charanchi concluded that foreign military intervention would not resolve problems created by weak leadership, citing Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria as examples where external involvement led to prolonged instability and destruction.
