The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has accused Amnesty International of deliberately distorting facts about the security situation in Nigeria, claiming the international human rights organization has compromised its standards and is now serving divisive interests within the country.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the National Coordinator of the CNG, Comrade Jamilu Charanchi, alleged that Amnesty International has consistently exaggerated casualty figures to portray Christians as primary victims of violence in Northern Nigeria, thereby threatening national unity.
Charanchi said Amnesty International recently claimed over 10,217 people were killed in the past two years, with 6,896 deaths in Benue State and 2,630 in Plateau State alone adding that the figures as unverified.
The CNG warned that such narratives by Amnesty International risk deepening religious and ethnic divisions in the country just as it also accused some politicians of exploiting insecurity issues for political gain.
The coalition further cited allegations from a U.S. Congressman claiming certain foreign organizations were complicit in financing insurgent groups such as Boko Haram saying this raised serious doubts about the motives of some international NGOs operating in Nigeria.
The coalition urged Africa nations to reevaluate the influence of international NGOs within their territories, warning that unchecked operations could destabilize sovereign states under the guise of human rights advocacy.
