Singer Peter Okoye has admitted receiving over $800,000 in royalties from SACEM for P-Square’s musical works, but said he did not give his elder brother, Jude Okoye, any share of the money.
Peter made the disclosure while testifying virtually before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos, during cross examination by Jude’s lawyer, Clement Onwuewunor, SAN.
Jude and his company, Northside Music Limited, are facing a seven-count charge over alleged N1.3 billion and $1 million(₦1.33 billion)fra¥d brought by the EFCC. He pleaded not guilty.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, Peter was questioned over his claim that Jude took more than three months to provide P-Square’s backend royalty records after he requested them in 2022. When told that the request was made on October 16 and the records were sent six days later, Peter insisted he had requested them earlier.
However, when asked to produce evidence of an earlier request, he admitted, “No. I don’t have any and I can’t recall.”
