Peter Okoye, one half of the renowned music duo P-Square, has addressed the ongoing feud with his twin brother, Paul.<\/p>\n
Peter refuted claims that he reported Paul to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a statement posted on X.com on Monday. He said that his main goal was to learn the truth about Northside Music, a covert business that was purportedly owned by their brother Jude Okoye and his wife Ifeoma.<\/p>\n
Peter in the statement wrote, \u201cBefore I tell you the whole story, here is what I need you all to understand.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always surprising to me when people say, \u2018P-Square is always bringing their family matters into the public eye.\u2019 Let me clarify this. P-Square is not just a family \u2013 it\u2019s a public brand, but Peter, Paul, Jude, Anita, Ifeoma, Lola, and the rest of our family members are family, but P-Square is an entity that belongs to the public as much as it does belong to us.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur fans have played a significant role in our success, so they have the right to know what\u2019s happening with their beloved brand P-Square. That\u2019s why it\u2019s understandable when certain aspects of our lives are shared publicly.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, let\u2019s get straight to the point. I want to make it clear that I never reported my twin brother Paul to the EFCC. I know many of you were disappointed when Paul accused me of doing so.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe mentioned that I wrote a petition against him, which he claimed made the EFCC to ask him to provide a surety. This statement suggested that he was detained, which is not true.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeter, Paul and Jude own a management company together called Northside Entertainment, which we use to manage all of P-Square\u2019s affairs. One day, I discovered another company with a similar name, but this one was called Northside Music instead of Northside Entertainment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis surprised me, so I decided to investigate further and guess what? To my shock, the founders and directors of this secret company were none other than Jude Okoye and his wife, Ifeoma Okoye, and the registered address was the family home of Jude\u2019s wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peter disclosed that he confronted Paul many times about the company and missing royalties, but Paul denied knowledge, saying that his legal team only targeted Jude and his wife, the directors of the secret company, not Paul.<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cStill in shock, I knew I had to talk to Paul about it. I approached him multiple times \u2013 at least four different times \u2013 asking if he knew anything about this secret company and the whereabouts of some of P-Square\u2019s royalties. Each time I met with him, he denied knowing anything about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to set the record straight. I hereby challenge Paul, or anyone else to show any petition that I, Peter Okoye, ever submitted against my twin brother Paul or that has Paul\u2019s name on it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am still writing this with so much shock because I gave clear instructions to my legal team, with a standing order, that under no circumstances should Paul be included in my petition.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir focus was to remain solely on the primary suspects, Jude Okoye and his wife, Ifeoma Okoye \u2013 since they were the directors of this secret company, Northside Music.
\nPaul\u2019s recent interview about the EFCC incident contains a lot of lies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Peter accused Paul of lying in his recent interview about the EFCC incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cI watched and listened to Paul\u2019s interview, I was totally speechless and I kept asking myself, \u2018how does Paul have the audacity to publicly tell lies like this, even with a respected and reputable agency like the EFCC?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cHe claimed I petitioned him, but that\u2019s not something that ever happened to Paul. The truth is, this was something that actually happened to Jude,\u201d he added..<\/p>\n
According to Peter, he discovered that millions of dollars and hundreds of millions of Naira had been diverted from their company, Northside Entertainment, into the secret company\u2019s account.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe real story goes back to the shocking discovery I made, but what really got me very upset was finding out that for years, millions of dollars and hundreds of millions of Naira were being secretly diverted into this secret company\u2019s account, Northside Music, from our own company, Northside Entertainment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was not just a minor issue \u2013 it was a massive betrayal that had been going on for several years,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n
He said that despite attempts to discuss the matter with Paul and Jude, he was left with no choice but to involve the authorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand that Paul is angry because I took this matter to the EFCC, and I understand why. However, bearing in mind that I have met Paul and Jude separately and tried to discuss this matter and it yielded me with no positive answer, in fact, the last time I approached Paul, the conversation got heated up and he said, and I quote, \u2018Peter, go and do your worst.\u2019 At this stage, I was left with no other choice but to report to the authorities and take legal actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cJude was then detained after being questioned. He came clean and admitted he had been diverting millions of dollars of our money to this secret company that he and his wife were the director of. All of Jude\u2019s bank accounts were immediately frozen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Peter had vented his frustration at Paul’s persistent attempts to undermine his contributions to the group.<\/p>\n
Since their most recent split, the brothers have not been on good terms, with Rudeboy and Mr. P each pursuing solo careers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Peter Okoye, one half of the renowned music duo P-Square, has addressed the ongoing feud with his twin brother, Paul. Peter refuted claims that he reported Paul to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a statement posted on X.com on Monday. He said that his main goal was to learn the truth about Northside […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-142657","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"yoast_head":"\n