ADC Warns: Insecurity Deepens Under Tinubu, Al-Qaeda Now Operating In Kwara

The African Democratic Congress coalition party has joined the United States in criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s administration, arguing that his indifferent attitude toward insecurity has exacerbated the situation, with a terror cell backed by Al-Qaeda reaching Kwara.

“Terror and violence have spread under this regime, from the far east and west of the north to the center. Another terror group, JNIM, an Al-Qaeda affiliate that had been active in the Sahel region, announced a successful attack in Kwara State, which serves as a gateway to the southern part of the country, on October 31, 2025, the day President Trump expressed his concern about Nigeria, according to an ADC statement. “There is an existential crisis that affects all Nigerians, and it is not about any ethnic or religious group being targeted to kill.”

According to the coalition, since Mr. Tinubu took office in 2023, thousands of Nigerians have perished as a result of violence and conflict.

Aso Rock was rocked by President Donald Trump’s threat on Friday to use the U.S. military to invade Nigeria. Mr. Tinubu, cabinet members, and supporters hurried to minimize the country’s long-standing insecurity crisis as not necessarily directed at Christians.

FCT minister Nyesom Wike and Femi Fani-Kayode, two of the president’s aides, have joined with their leader in criticizing Mr. Trump for interfering in issues they claim are beyond of his purview.

Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson for the ADC, claimed on Monday that not only was Mr. Tinubu’s administration full of justifications, but it also managed to increase the number of Nigerians killed by violence and insurgents to 15,000 in just over two years since taking office. He noted that entire communities and “worshippers have been slaughtered in religious spaces.”

According to the new coalition, “available reports indicate that nearly 15,000 lives have been lost to sundry violent activities since this administration assumed office in 2023.” They further stated that the “deaths occurred across regions and religions.”

The alliance denounced Mr. Tinubu’s ineptitude and refusal to admit that the problem had escalated under his leadership, citing his litany of justifications, even though ADC acknowledged that Mr. Tinubu inherited a country devastated by violence and insurgency.

“President Tinubu did not initiate Nigeria’s insecurity issue,” the ADC declared. “President Tinubu’s refusal to admit that the situation has worsened under his leadership is the issue.”

According to the coalition, JNIM (Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) launched its first-ever attack against Nigerian soldiers and territory as a result of Mr. Tinubu’s poor management of the country’s existential situation. The rebel group’s activities in Burkina Faso and Mali were well-known.

On Friday, the same day that Mr. Trump accused Mr. Tinubu’s administration of permitting Islamic terrorists to slaughter Christians in targeted attacks, JNIM, a group supported by Al-Qaeda, boasted of wreaking havoc and killing a Nigerian soldier.

Mr. Tinubu refuted the accusation, claiming that Nigerians of various ethnicities and religions were victims of insecurity and that his government was making every effort to find the perpetrators. But the president’s remarks have so far done little to inspire confidence, as the majority of Nigerians said

An “independent audit of operations, leadership, and strategy” was one of the changes that ADC suggested be made to the national security apparatus.

The ADC asked the US government to help Nigeria develop the capacity to address its own issues, warning that the possible mobilization of American troops to invade the country would undermine the country’s democracy.