Tinubu Government Blames Trump for Fresh terror Attacks on Nigerians

The federal government has attributed a recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in northern Nigeria to inflammatory comments made by former U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming his remarks have emboldened violent groups seeking global attention.

According to the Senate Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, Trump’s recent labelling of Nigeria as a country engaged in “Christian genocide” created an international narrative that extremist cells are now exploiting.

Akume argued that insurgent groups, previously weakened and scattered, are using the attention generated by Trump’s remarks to launch symbolic attacks aimed at drawing global focus.

Government officials maintain that before Trump’s comments, insurgency networks had been significantly degraded and pushed into isolated banditry. They accused Trump of creating “a dangerous external narrative” that provided ideological fuel to dormant cells looking to reassert relevance.

Akume insisted Nigeria does not require foreign troops, stating that what the country needs is strategic cooperation,not political statements capable of destabilising local communities. His comments come days after coordinated attacks in northern states reignited fears of a renewed insurgency.

The Trump–Nigeria security controversy represents a widening diplomatic rift, as Washington continues to criticise Nigeria’s handling of religious-based violence while Abuja accuses U.S. politicians of misrepresenting facts.

Security experts say extremist groups often exploit international narratives to amplify their operations, recruit locally or signal proximity to global jihadist movements.

As the Tinubu administration navigates economic reform and declining public confidence in security agencies, the government’s decision to directly blame Trump marks a strategic attempt to frame the resurgence of attacks as externally influenced rather than a failure of domestic intelligence and response systems.