Fresh documents have emerged indicating that Peter Okoye, one-half of the defunct music duo P-Square, requested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate his twin brother, Paul Okoye, in connection with an alleged fraud matter involving their elder brother and former manager, Jude Okoye.
The development appears to contradict Peter’s previous public statements in which he repeatedly denied filing any petition against Paul or involving him in the ongoing investigation.
A copy of a petition reportedly submitted by Peter to the EFCC on January 29, 2024, and seen by this medium, showed that the singer requested a detailed investigation into several accounts, including those belonging to Paul Okoye and Jude Okoye.
In the petition, Peter urged the anti-graft agency to investigate the accounts of Northside Music Ltd from 2015 to date, Northside Entertainment Ltd from 2007 to date, Jude Chidozie Okoye from 2004 to date, Paul Nonso Okoye from 2004 to date, and Ifeoma Okoye from 2004 to date.
Part of the petition reads: “I will appreciate if the commission can investigate the account of Northside Music Ltd from 2015 till date, the account of Northside Entertainment Ltd from 2007 till date, the account of Jude Chidozie Okoye from 2004 till date, the account of Paul Nonso Okoye from 2004 till date, and the account of Umeokeke Ifeoma Okoye from 2004 till date.”
The petition has attracted attention following Peter’s earlier social media posts in which he denied ever petitioning his twin brother.
In a post published on his verified Instagram account on August 12, 2024, Peter challenged anyone to produce evidence showing that he had filed a petition against Paul or mentioned his name in any complaint submitted to law enforcement authorities.
According to the post, Peter wrote: “I challenge PAUL, or anyone else, to produce any petition that I, Peter Okoye, my management or my legal team ever filed against my twin brother PAUL, or that even mentions his name.”
Sources familiar with the investigation disclosed that Paul was invited by the EFCC during the course of the probe and was briefly detained before being released after meeting bail conditions.
The investigation was reportedly initiated following Peter’s petition alleging financial misconduct linked to the management of music royalties and company accounts associated with the former P-Square brand.
Following the conclusion of its investigation, the EFCC subsequently filed charges against Jude Okoye and some of his companies before both the Federal High Court and the Lagos State High Court.
Neither Peter nor Paul had publicly reacted to the latest revelations as of the time of filing this report.
