Jude Okoye, the elder brother of P Square twin has revealed that he almost ran mad when he learned that his younger brother Peter Okoye filed a petition against him before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Peter had previously stated that he discovered his brother Jude Okoye had established a “secret company” and was sending money to it from their joint venture, which is why he had filed the EFCC petition.
While denying the claim made by Peter in a video shared on Instagram, Jude asserted that his company was not hidden and that, despite having a joint venture with his brothers, each of them also had a private company, with Peter owning P-Classic and Paul owning Rude Boy Record.
While speaking about the petition that he (Peter) filed with EFCC, he said that Peter never contacted him to inquire about the company that he claimed to have just discovered.
He continued, saying that before Jude knew of Peter’s filing of the petition, Peter had visited his home, played with his son, and appeared to be in good health only to receive an invitation later on from the office of the EFCC days later.
Jude said; “This guy came to my compound to play with my son knowing fully well he just submitted a petition against me. I almost lost my mind.”
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Regarding Paul’s involvement, Jude explained that to protect himself, he had to submit a petition against P-Square. This way, the anti-graft organization would verify that Jude was not defrauding Peter and Paul out of the money in his account.
He said: “I was able to get my petition in place against P-Square because that’s the only way I can defend myself.
“They were all busy focusing on my account to see what Peter alleged I was having as P-Square royalties. I couldn’t get them to focus on their account to see the evidence that what I was having, they’re also having their share.”
Jude noted that the EFCC case is still pending and that the Commission has been extremely thorough. He also said that the money he withdrew out of their account was legally his to keep by their agreed-upon splitting formula.
“You said that I was taking money that I’m entitled to. You get your royalty when it’s due, you share into three, Paul gets his own, he shares into three, I get my own, I share into three.
“P-Square had issues, you stopped sharing. I told Paul, stop sharing too, let everybody keep what they get and it has been like that for over four and half years.
“P-Square came back together, I did the noble thing, I brought it back to the fold again, and everybody continued sharing again.
“But to date, two and half years after they came back, Paul is still not sharing, Peter is still not sharing. They get it, they keep it to themselves. I said ‘no problem, let me move on with my life’. I still end up in EFCC,’’ he concluded.
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