Peter Okoye Testifies He Got $800,000 in SACEM Royalties, Asserts Jude Received No Portion

Singer Peter Okoye has stated that he received approximately $800,000 in royalties from SACEM for musical works by P-Square, while asserting that his older brother, Jude Okoye, was not given any portion of that sum. Peter gave this testimony remotely while being cross-examined by Jude's attorney, Clement Onwuewunor, SAN, before Justice Alexander Owoeye at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Jude and his firm, Northside Music Limited, are confronting a seven-count charge filed by the EFCC, alleging fraud involving 1.3 billion and $1 million. Jude has entered a not guilty plea. During Tuesday's court session, Peter was asked about his allegation that Jude delayed for over three months before supplying P-Square's backend royalty records after Peter requested them in 2022. The court heard that the request was made on October 16 and the records were furnished six days afterward, but Peter maintained that he had made an earlier request. When pressed for proof of that earlier request, he conceded that he had no evidence and could not remember one. Peter verified that he received the royalty report covering payments between 2016 and 2022. He explained that the report was sought because certain parties were interested in buying P-Square's music catalogue. He also confirmed getting about $800,000 from SACEM, but insisted Jude had no claim to it, saying the money belonged to him and his twin brother, Paul. When asked if he had told Jude about the payments, Peter responded, "No, the money was for the artists." He repeated his position that Jude was never a member of P-Square, stating, "Jude is not part of P-Square." Peter did concede that Jude directed some of P-Square's music videos, though he maintained that he and Paul composed, wrote and produced the group's songs. The court set the next hearings for December 8 and 9, 2026.