The Indigenous People of Biafra has praised former United States mayor Mark Arnold and some members of the US Congress over what it described as their interventions on issues concerning Nigeria.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the 26th of March, 2026, by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group said Arnold and the lawmakers showed courage in speaking on developments in the country.
Arnold had earlier stated in a Facebook post that the British government opposes the creation of an independent Republic of Biafra because it does not want to pay about $6 trillion in reparations for alleged crimes against Biafrans.
At the same time, some US congressmen, led by Riley Moore, have been campaigning against what they describe as the killing of Christians in Nigeria.
Reacting, IPOB commended both Arnold and the lawmakers.
“The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide, under the unassailable leadership of Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, warmly commends Mr. Mark Arnold and the courageous members of the United States Congress for their timely and fearless intervention in exposing the unfolding catastrophe in Nigeria.
“Your bold stand has pierced the veil of international silence and complicity that has long shielded the systematic slaughter of Judeo-Christian communities across Nigeria. History 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,” the statement said.
The group also reiterated its claim that warnings by its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, have materialised, alleging that thousands of Nigerians have been killed by jihadists across different parts of the country.
It added that the Eastern Security Network, ESN, which it said was set up by Kanu, has helped protect the South-East, despite being labelled a terrorist group by the Nigerian government.
“We make no apology for stating the obvious: every prophecy uttered by our leader, Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is coming to pass with clinical precision. Those who doubted him in the past must now confront the bitter reality before their eyes. The handwriting is no longer on the wall; it is written in the blood of thousands of defenseless men, women and children massacred across the Middle Belt, Southern Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, and increasingly in Yorubaland.
“Middle Belt has fallen. Yorubaland is being systematically overrun by killer herdsmen. Only Biafraland, under the visionary leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the gallant efforts of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), remains a fortress impervious to the Fulani rampage that has turned vast swathes of Nigeria into killing fields.
“To Mark Arnold and the distinguished US Congressmen, the global IPOB family says: Thank you. Thank you for standing tall as true sons of America and defenders of justice. Your intervention has vindicated the Biafran struggle and amplified our cry for freedom before the conscience of the world.”
IPOB maintained that a referendum remains its central demand, describing it as the only solution to the country’s challenges.
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“Let 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. This is not negotiable. It is the only civilized, lawful, and sustainable solution capable of halting the cycle of bloodshed and preventing Nigeria’s total collapse.
“Any attempt to suppress this legitimate demand through military force, propaganda, or intimidation will only accelerate the very disintegration that sensible voices now fear. The resoluteness of our leader and the unity of purpose across the global IPOB family set us apart as the most disciplined and focused liberation movement of our time.”
The group further stated that supporters of the Biafra cause deserve recognition for keeping the issue in global discussion.
“Your sacrifices, resilience, and unwavering commitment in the face of unrelenting persecution have brought us to this historic threshold.
“We therefore call on all Biafrans and lovers of justice worldwide to intensify our diplomatic offensive across every continent. Let every platform, every institution, and every conscience hear this message: Nigeria, as currently constituted, is a failed experiment hurtling towards disaster. Only self-determination for Biafra can avert the greater catastrophe that now stares the world in the face.
“The blind may choose to look away, but the clear-eyed among the international community can no longer pretend not to see the gathering storm. The time for half-measures is over,” the statement added.