The New African Charter International (NACI) is deeply concerned and disturbed at the recent and serious escalation of violence in Nigeria and deeply regrets the loss of innocent lives and the great suffering experienced by Nigerians. NACI therefore extends its sincerest condolences to the victims and their families of all terror attacks on Nigeria.
Africa has since the brutal invasion and genocide campaign in Libya in 2011 suffered under the yoke of terrorism for over a decade now. NACI unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms, condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. All acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, and wherever, whenever and by whosoever committed the evil. NACI considers all the ongoing terrorism attacks in Nigeria as also attacks on all Africans, both at home and abroad.
Boko Haram and its affiliate terrorist outfits operating in Nigeria are being funded and backed by foreign powers with imperialist agenda on the African continent. International networks, such as the former United States Aid for International Development (USAID), according to the US Senate in Washington, has been a source of funding for the terrorist operatives in Nigeria. There are also foreign networks that enable these terrorists to propagate their ideologies, raise funds and acquire arms. They are funded by profits siphoned from the illicit drugs trade, arms and human trafficking, wildlife and forest crime, money laundering and cyber-crimes.
It has been documented that the Boko Haram terrorist group and its affiliates are continuing to reign havoc and terror where they operate, mainly in the northern region of Nigeria. They have been unleashing genocide on the civil population, causing devastation on infrastructures and public buildings, religious, educational, hospital and work sites in Nigeria.
NACI does not need a soothsayer to tell us that the current political instability in Nigeria stemmed from the country’s failed leadership, which has been infiltrated by foreign forces that are hostile to peace, stability and development in Africa. The result has been the Nigerian state not capable of handling its internal matters, and not able to represent Africa in the international arena. NACI proudly stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Nigeria, and calls on all Muslims, Christians and ethnic groups across that country to reaffirm their unity and patriotic zeal to defend their sovereignty, peace, and honor of Nigeria. We call on all Nigerians to shun all hate speeches and inciting messages that border on religious fanaticism, ethnic hatreds and divisions.
In this public statement today, 6th November, 2025 the New African Charter International expresses its deepest concerns regarding the war-mongering, aggressive posturing, belligerent rhetoric and provocative remarks emanating from Washington. According to media coverage reports, US President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Nigeria to stop what they said, the killings of Christians in Africa’s most populated nation.
The US President asserted that Christians in Nigeria are being massacred every day, while the Federal Government in Abuja takes no action to avert or stop this selective genocide against Christians. Unfortunately, Mr Trump did not mentioned in his statement that the US, through the USAID created and is funding the activities of the Boko Haram and its affiliates terrorist outfits to unleashed these heinous atrocities and advance genocide on Nigeria. Mr Trump also failed to tell his audience that the activities of the Boko Haram and its affiliates concentrate on Northern Nigerian, which is dominated by Muslims.
NACI begs to differ from the narratives pushed forward by President Trump about the terrorism war against the Nigerian people. In plain truth, the issue is not about Nigeria; it is not about the alleged genocide attacks on Christians in Nigeria; it is about containing the Sahel region by behind the toxic extremist mind set of anti-Islamic propaganda. We take cognisance of this and categorically reject the provocative, inflammatory, inciting and hateful remarks made by the US President, which posed a dangerous threat to peace and security in Africa. These remarks were nothing also, but a reflection of Washington’s spurious imperialist agenda in Africa.
In our previous public statements, we revealed information accredited from reliable intelligence about plots in Washington to destabilise the Sahel states, and recent developments in the region point to that. We are seeing an escalation in the activities of the terrorist groups operating in the Sahel region, including, and in particular the terrorist attacks in Mali, resulting in the US and other powers asking their citizens to leave the Sahel state, citing security reasons. There were also reports of France building a military base in Borno state in Northern Nigeria.
It is therefore regrettable to note that there appears to be a concerted campaign to exert undue pressure against the Sahel states. In spite of the relentless efforts by the Sahel states to quench the activities of the proxy terrorists in Africa, they are being given cold shoulder. That is the reason NACI is questioning the motives of some foreign powers, particularly given the anti-Sahel posturing in the West. They seem to be short of showing a genuine desire to understand and help to kick out the terrorists out of the Sahel region; rather, they would only be counterproductive and exacerbating situations.
Statements and pronouncements being made by some powerful foreign leaders as well as the fake news and speculations propagated through the media speak volumes in this regard. It is in this relation that NACI finds it absolutely necessary to make its position unequivocally clear on the unholy alliance between Washington and the Nigerian government; an alliance that means disaster for the African continent.
This unholy alliance between Washington and the Nigerian government and the plan to destabilise the Sahel region had already begun with the recently reported coup attempt in Nigeria that led to the arrest of 16 officials they alleged were caught in the subversive action. This led also to the sacking of Nigeria’s service chiefs and their replacement with willing tools; as well as the forceful retirements of over 500 senior military officials from the Nigerian military. These are all well planned and clinically executed actions. There is no way the Nigerian government could deny that it is not part of Washington’s imperialist agenda to destabilise the Sahel region, to get away with the region’s rich natural resources.
If anything, President Trump should demonstrate maturity by addressing the root causes of the terrorist activities in the region, and not to place Africa in danger, with his so-called US military preparedness to go to Nigeria to save Christians in that country. Threats of such only increase the tension and worsens the problem of terrorism in Africa.
To NACI, the Trump agenda is clear. Create a false narrative with the aid of a willing neighbouring state to carry on the destabilisation plan in the Sahel region. It is no more a secret to mention here that the government of President Bola Tinubu in Nigeria has accepted to bid the Trump offer to use Nigeria as a launching pad to attack the Sahel region from territories neighbouring the Republic of Niger and Nigeria’s Northern states. This is the Trump plan since his return to the White House in January this year.
NACI strongly believes the use of force and militaristic threats should be halted. Our concern is that the Nigeria government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be involved in the US war against the Sahel states if the US military is deployed in Nigeria. How can the Sahel states become magnets of attacks by the very political leaders that created and funded the terrorists operating in Africa? We demand the government of Nigeria not to allow any of its territories to be used as staging posts to launch spurious, covert or overt attacks against the Sahel region.
NACI stands in solidarity with the Sahel states and people, and wishes to recognize the remarkable courage of Africans in that region, who have nailed their support strongly behind their authentic leaders. We also wish to express concern about the current terrorist attacks on fuel tankers in Mali that led to scarcity of petroleum in the market. We commend the swift intervention of Russia to restore stability in the Malian fuel supply. We further call on the Sahel states’ leaders to not allow any distraction to weaken their resolve to fight and win the ongoing war against terrorism in the region, to remain true to the Sahel’s humanist cultural traditions and history, to defend and promote human rights, freedom, sovereignty and dignity, and to accelerate the development agenda in the region.
Africans, both at home and abroad must condemn and reject this latest US aggression agenda and demand a stop to President Trump’s meddling mentality in the internal matters of the African continent. The US President must be held accountable for endangering international security by attempting to force the selfish agenda of the Deep State on African leaders. The Trump anti-African posturing on Nigeria is a tragedy for the African continent, and we call upon the US leadership to cease hostile rhetoric and pursue responsible dialogue with the Sahel states.
NACI is of the view that lasting peace in Africa cannot be achieved through threats and provocations, but only through justice, respect, equality, dignity and cooperation. We call upon all Nigerians to unite against any attempts to build a foreign military base in their country; and to unite in solidarity with their counterpart Africans in the Sahel region.
While we pledge to stand firmly against all forms of aggression and injustice, we call upon the United Nations to denounce President Trump’s warmongering and aggressive rhetoric against the people of Africa. We call upon the African Union (AU) to denounce the Nigerian government’s complicity in the US imperialist agenda in Africa.
External threats to destabilise the Sahel states, together with the silence of the international community, have prompted the Nigerian government to bid President Trump’s imperialist agenda in Africa. As the Sahel states desire peace and stability in the African continent, we urge the AES (Alliance of Sahel States) to continue its efforts to strengthen its relations with other international instruments that support efforts for peace.
Sender:
Alimamy Bakarr Sankoh
Founder and Co-president
The New African Charter International
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