EFF condemns US attacks in northwest Nigeria

File| Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) during a protest.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned United States airstrikes carried out in northwest Nigeria, describing the attacks as a violation of African sovereignty.

The party says the strikes, conducted on Christmas Day and framed by Washington as “counter-terrorism operations”, amount to what it calls “American military imperialism on the continent”.

The EFF has criticised the Nigerian government’s response, accusing it of endorsing foreign military action instead of defending national sovereignty.

It has warned that Africa risks becoming a battleground for global powers unless regional bodies intervene.

The EFF’s Statement on U.S. Airstrikes on Nigeria

-Equally alarming is the response of the Nigerian state. Instead of asserting sovereignty and challenging this dangerous precedent, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a submissive press release praising “security… pic.twitter.com/UM9EK2wYFi

— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) December 26, 2025