CNG Condemns Plateau Killings, Demands Urgent Action

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has expressed outrage over the relentless, senseless killings of innocent Nigerians in Plateau State in the last few weeks.

The CNG, speaking through the national coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi in Abuja, yesterday, categorically condemned these atrocities and demanded immediate, decisive action from the Federal Government to halt the bloodshed, protect vulnerable communities, and bring perpetrators to justice immediately.

It said the recent massacre in Plateau State, where over 100 lives were brutally cut short, communities were razed, and families were displaced, represents a grotesque failure of governance. “These killings are not isolated. They are part of a broader resurgence of violence across the North, including terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in the North-East, banditry in the North-West, and ethno-religious clashes in the North-Central. The government’s tepid response has emboldened killers, leaving citizens to question its commitment to their safety,” it said.

It said for years, their communities have endured unending cycles of violence while the government issues hollow condolences and empty promises.

“The blood of Nigerians is not cheap. We reject the normalization of these tragedies and demand accountability through result-oriented action,” it said.

Consequently, the CNG demanded that the President halt his extravagant holidaying in France in the face of the massacre of his citizens, whose resources he is utilising insatiably to return to confront the problem head-on. “It is a case of Nero fiddling while Rome is burning,” it added.

“We demand that reinforced security forces be deployed at all flashpoints in Plateau to protect civilians. The government must adopt brutal efficiency in dismantling terror networks.

“We demand that all perpetrators be arrested and prosecuted, including sponsors of these attacks. The era of impunity must end immediately and permanently.  Nigeria’s security framework must be overhauled to prioritise intelligence-driven operations, community engagement, and collaboration with locals,” it said.

It also demanded that our armed forces launch sustained military offensives to crush the monstrous killers in Plateau, bandits in the Sokoto-Katsina-Zamfara axis and the regrouping terrorists in the North-East.

It said, “We are tired of burying our children, mothers, and elders while the government looks the other way. Plateau’s agony is Nigeria’s shame. If the government cannot protect its people, it has no legitimacy. We charge President Tinubu to rise beyond rhetoric and act with the urgency this crisis demands. Enough of this nonsense!”

The CNG warns that continued government inaction will leave citizens no choice but to question its capacity to lead, saying Northerners will not accept another cycle of empty assurances.