Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, better known as Mr P, of the now defunct Psquare music group, has explained the fallout between him and his twin brother, Paul, better known as Rudeboy and their elder brother, Jude Okoye.
Recall that in June, Nigerian celebrity journalist, Stella Dimokokorkus, said the twin brothers are at war over joint funds being allegedly diverted by their elder brother cum music executive, Jude Okoye.
In a recent interview with City FM, Lagos, Rudeboy recounted how Peter used the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to arrest him and Jude.
In his response, Peter, in a statement on Monday, said he has never petitioned the EFCC against his twin brother.
The singer explained that he, Paul and Jude own a management company called Northside Entertainment, which they use to manage all P-Square affairs.
However, he came across a company with a similar name called Northside Music.
He investigated the company and was shocked to discover that the founder and director of the company were his elder brother, Jude, and Jude’s wife, Ifeoma Okoye.
Peter said the address used to register the company was Ifeoma’s family home, and he asked his twin brother, Paul, who denied knowing anything about the company.
This prompted his decision to involve his lawyers and instructed them to file a petition against the suspect, Jude, but told them to exclude his twin brother.
Peter said he filed the petition because he discovered that “millions of dollars and hundreds of millions of Naira were being secretly diverted into this secret company’s account, Northside Music from our own Northside Entertainment.”
He said the investigation by EFCC found that Jude’s secret company had been collecting Northside Entertainment’s royalties for years.
He said Jude also mentioned Paul’s name while being questioned, which is why the EFCC invited his twin.
See the full statement below.
