Additional Details on the IPOB Supporter in Texas Held in Contempt for Non-Payment of Child Support
The individual in question, Johnson Ibeawuchi, originally from Imo State, Nigeria, has been residing in Texas for the past 17 years. He and his wife divorced in May 2022 and have three children together. As part of the divorce settlement, Ibeawuchi was ordered to pay $2,100 per month in child support. He complied with these payments throughout 2022 but ceased after October 2023.
In November 2025, his ex-wife petitioned to enforce the child support order. The case was subsequently taken to court by the state’s child support enforcement authorities. During the initial hearing in January 2026, Ibeawuchi informed the court that he lacked the funds to hire an attorney. The court granted him one month to either secure legal representation and prepare for trial or reach a payment agreement with the enforcement agency. He was given until the end of January to make an initial payment and arrange a payment plan to settle the outstanding balance. However, by the deadline, he had not provided any payment.
When the case reconvened on February 6, 2026, and Ibeawuchi had still not made any payments, the enforcement agency presented his bank statements from the previous four years. These records revealed that since July 2021, he had been making monthly contributions of $1,000 to IPOB Worldwide Ltd. From July 2021 to August 2025, he had transferred a total of $49,000 to the organization.
When questioned by the court about prioritizing these contributions over his child support obligations, Ibeawuchi explained that he had begun sending money to IPOB before the child support order was issued in 2022. He stated that the funds were intended to support the liberation of the Igbo people from what he described as slavery in Nigeria, adding that he believed his children’s future would be more secure if the Igbo people were freed from bondage.
The court found Ibeawuchi in contempt for willfully failing to meet his court-ordered child support payments. He was sentenced to prison but given a two-week probationary period to purge himself of the contempt. To avoid incarceration, he must pay 25% of the arrears and establish a payment plan for the remaining balance within those two weeks.
It is now incumbent upon Ibeawuchi to secure the necessary funds. One suggested recourse is for him to appeal to his associates within IPOB for either a refund or financial assistance to meet his legal obligations.
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