{"id":126318,"date":"2026-03-26T21:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126318"},"modified":"2026-03-26T21:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:25:17","slug":"ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday commended Mark Arnold and members of the United States Congress for what it described as a bold move to spotlight Nigeria\u2019s security challenges on the global stage.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The group, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the Nigerian government, made the remarks in a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0IPOB said the intervention by the US lawmakers had drawn international attention to what it described as a long-ignored crisis in Nigeria, insisting it has helped amplify concerns over insecurity affecting vulnerable communities.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
IPOB added that recent developments appear to validate earlier warnings issued by its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, stating that unfolding events are happening \u201cwith clinical precision.\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u00a0It urged critics and skeptics to reassess their positions as the situation continues to evolve across the country.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
According to the statement, \u201cHistory will record that at a critical moment, when many chose diplomatic convenience over moral clarity, you chose to speak truth to power, warning Britain and the entire world of the impending doom that awaits Nigeria if the ongoing genocide against indigenous Christians is allowed to continue unchecked.\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The group also stated that \u201cthe handwriting is no longer on the wall; it is written in the blood of thousands of defenceless men, women, and children massacred across the Middle Belt, Southern Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, and increasingly in Yorubaland,\u201d alleging a widening insecurity crisis across the country.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
IPOB maintained that areas it considers part of Biafra have remained relatively secure, attributing this to the activities of its Eastern Security Network (ESN), which it described as a \u201cfortress\u201d against external threats.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The group reiterated its long-standing demand for a United Nations-supervised referendum, insisting that such a process remains the only peaceful and lawful path to resolving agitation for self-determination.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u201cLet it be stated clearly and without equivocation: the singular demand of IPOB remains a peaceful, internationally supervised referendum for the people of Biafra to decide their political destiny,\u201d the statement read.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It warned that any attempt to suppress this demand through force or intimidation could worsen tensions and accelerate instability, stressing that dialogue and international engagement remain essential to preventing further crisis.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
The group also called on its supporters and the international community to intensify advocacy efforts, urging global institutions to pay closer attention to developments in Nigeria.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It concluded by expressing appreciation to the US lawmakers for amplifying its cause on the global stage, describing their intervention as a boost to its quest for self-determination.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Oscar Okhifo The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday commended Mark Arnold and members of the United States Congress for what it described as a bold move to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nIPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Oscar Okhifo The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday commended Mark Arnold and members of the United States Congress for what it described as a bold move to…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-26T20:25:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"430\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-26T20:25:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/\"},\"wordCount\":427,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria - Pointblank News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-26T20:25:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":430},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\",\"name\":\"Pointblank News\",\"description\":\"Just the news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\",\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Our Reporter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria - Pointblank News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria - Pointblank News","og_description":"By Oscar Okhifo The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday commended Mark Arnold and members of the United States Congress for what it described as a bold move to…","og_url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/","og_site_name":"Pointblank News","article_published_time":"2026-03-26T20:25:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":430,"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Our Reporter","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Our Reporter","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/"},"author":{"name":"Our Reporter","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"headline":"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria","datePublished":"2026-03-26T20:25:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/"},"wordCount":427,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/","name":"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria - Pointblank News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-26T20:25:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IPOB-750x430-1.jpg","width":750,"height":430},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ipob-lauds-us-lawmakers-for-speaking-up-on-nigeria\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IPOB Lauds US Lawmakers for Speaking Up on Nigeria"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/","name":"Pointblank News","description":"Just the news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c","name":"Our Reporter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Our Reporter"},"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126319,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126318\/revisions\/126319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}