– Heavily armed policemen stormed the
Omole residence of Psquare on Friday
morning
– One half of the singing duo, Paul, denied
early reports of fire outbreak at their home
– All through this week, the brothers
were embroiled in a family feud on social
Media
Lagos
UPDATE:
The residence of singing duo PSquare was
sealed by sheriffs from the Lagos High Court
and FSARS on Friday, February 19.
The heavily armed officers stormed the
artists’ home, Squareville, located at Ojodu
Berger, very early in the morning with a
court order, based on allegations of fraud
filed against the duo, to seize the
property. When they were refused entry by
the gateman, the police forced their way in
injuring one of the security guards.
While Naij.com was at the scene, one half of
the singing duo, Paul Okoye, was spotted
driving, unhindered, out of the compound. He
returned at about 11:10 a.m.
Speaking with witnesses, Naij.com gathered
that the Okoye brothers: Paul, Peter and
Jude, were paid over N8m in January to
perform at a show but failed to turn up.
Another source revealed that eight to nine
years ago PSquare was paid about N1m for
a show in Benin. The duo were at the venue
on the agreed date but the event was
postponed to the next day. The artists
refused to stay to perform and returned to
Lagos. The organizer of the show demanded
his money back but was not refunded
and ever since, the case has been in court.
When news broke of the police presence at
the singers’ home, some members of the
public speculated that it was in connection
with the ongoing feud among the brothers,
which has played out on social media since
the beginning of the week.
Meanwhile, Paul, on social media, asked
fans to ignore reports of a fire outbreak.
He said: “Please, ignore the rumours that our
house is on fire. People sha… GOD forbid,
there was a situation in our Neighborhood
early dis morning and our attention was
needed and my People called me as early as
5:00am. So I had to drive from island to
intervene.”
The brothers have been at loggerheads over
a planned change of management. Paul’s
twin, Peter, had gone on Twitter to accuse
their elder brother, producer and manager,
Jude, of mismanaging the group.
He warned that anyone who entered into
dealings with Jude in the name of PSquare
was doing so at their own risk. Jude, on the
other hand, tweeted at a concerned fan that
Peter was going through some issues and
needed prayers. Paul sided with their elder
brother, criticising his twin for taking the
‘family matter’ to the public space.
A reliable source, this morning, told Naij.com
that it was an ‘open secret’ that Squareville,
where the brothers all lived together and
owned, now belonged to just Paul and Jude.
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