…Calls for naational day of prayer and urgent U.S. security assistance
Save Nigeria Group (SNG) USA has strongly condemned the horrific and senseless massacre of more than 170 innocent Nigerians in the Woro and Nuku communities of Kwara State.
With dozens still missing and reports of additional bodies being recovered, the group in a statement issued by it’s president, Stephen Osemwegie, said the attack represents a catastrophic failure of security and a profound moral stain on the nation’s conscience.
“While official figures confirm at least 172 deaths, credible reports from local sources indicate the death toll may exceed 300, as search teams continue to recover victims from surrounding bushland. The attack—allegedly carried out by the Lakurawa extremist group, who reportedly executed residents for refusing to renounce their allegiance—confirms that no region of Nigeria is immune from the expanding threat of terrorism”, the statement partly reads.
SNG called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to fulfill the most basic constitutional duty of government—the protection of lives and property, adding that Nigeria’s current insecurity trajectory is unsustainable.
“As political actors prematurely shift into election-mode ahead of 2027, we issue a stark reminder—there will be no country to govern if citizens continue to be slaughtered in their homes.
“Nigeria is bleeding, and we cannot afford denial or delay,” said Stephen Osemwegie, President of Save Nigeria Group USA.
“Those who pretend these attacks do not concern them are merely waiting their turn. A ‘wait-and-see’ approach is a death sentence for the Nigerian people.
“In light of the declining capacity of local forces to counter increasingly sophisticated terror networks, SNG USA makes a formal appeal to President Donald J. Trump and the United States Government to expand security cooperation with Nigeria. We urge the deployment of additional U.S. military advisers, intelligence support, and technical assistance to help close critical gaps within Nigeria’s counterterrorism operations.
“A stable Nigeria is indispensable to the security of West Africa and the transatlantic community. American expertise is urgently needed to dismantle these terror networks before they succeed in destabilizing the entire region, the statement added.
Also, the group called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, civil society, and political opposition to set aside partisan interests and form a United Front Against Terrorism.
The statement further added: “We also call for a National Day of Prayer for Nigeria, urging Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to seek divine intervention—for the souls of the departed, comfort for grieving families, and wisdom and courage for national leaders.
“Save Nigeria Group USA will not stand by while the nation is carved up by extremists.
We demand, An immediate, transparent investigation into the security failures in Kwara State
“The deployment of advanced surveillance and border-monitoring technology across Kwara and Niger States
“An urgent shift from political posturing back to governance, security, and national defense
“The effort to save Nigeria will fail if political ambition continues to be valued above human life.”
