Henry Okoye speaks out on family feud, blames Jude for issues

The ongoing conflict in the Okoye family, which involves P-Square stars Peter and Paul Okoye, has seen another family member speak up. Henry Okoye, who is the elder brother to Jude and also older than Peter and Paul, has accused Jude of causing trouble in the family. He wants Jude to take responsibility for bringing Peter and Paul back together.

Henry's comments come as Peter, known as Mr P, releases a series of videos sharing his side of P-Square's history, their finances, and the reasons for their break-ups.

P-Square, formed by Peter and Paul, became one of Africa's biggest music groups before splitting in 2017. They made up in 2021 but had another separation in 2024 due to disagreements around money and management. This issue led to an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and an ongoing court case involving Jude, who denies any wrongdoing.

Jude has responded to Peter's claims, rejecting the accusations of financial misconduct. He says Peter is twisting the story about their finances and the family's problems.

Henry mentioned that he felt it was time to speak out since he had kept quiet about the family's issues before. In an interview on "Nolly Serve" shared on YouTube on Friday, he said he watched Peter's video series but could not confirm all the claims made in them.

Henry said, "When Paul and Peter started running away from the family, we never knew that it was Jude causing the problem. Jude is not a good person. He’s my brother, but he’s very bad. I’m telling you the truth: Jude is very bad. I’m just telling the truth, he’s very bad. He’s not a nice person. Let me tell you, for almost a year to two years now, I haven’t talked to Jude, and he hasn’t talked to me. Even when I was sick in the hospital last year, I was admitted for two months, Jude knew.

“Peter used to call me. Paul used to call me. Jude never called me, not once. Jude doesn’t care about anybody. Look at my sister, she’s in Lagos, and she’s suffering there. Our last-born is also in Lagos, but nobody cares about her. Jude doesn’t care. I said nobody cares about her. Peter is trying, at least. But especially Jude, let me set Paul aside for now, because I don’t know if Jude used some voodoo on Paul. I don’t know; I can’t tell. If you come into the Okoye family, in our family, Paul is the nicest person.”

Henry also emphasized that Jude was not present when the issues began. He claimed that he dedicated his time and resources to support P-Square in their early days, even acting as their bodyguard.

“When they started this music, they were looking for sponsors. We couldn’t get one, so I started sponsoring them. Jude was not there at that time. Even when Baseline Ages came to Jos looking for artists, I took them to the stadium for the performance. They came first. We travelled from state to state for music. At one point, they even used my car to distribute flyers.

“When we travelled to Abuja, my sister, the one they call Lillian, was always the one collecting the gate fee. I served as a bodyguard for them, along with some of my friends. After everything was set up, before they started making real money, Jude suddenly came in, wanting to manage them,” he said.

Henry added that their mother did not want Jude to manage P-Square because she knew his character.

“My mother disagreed. It was our senior brother in P-Square who begged my mother to allow Jude to manage them. My mother said she knew the kind of person Jude was; she knew his character well.”

Henry also revealed that before P-Square became famous, he was promised a percentage of the earnings for supporting them.

Henry said, “Before they started all this, they promised me 20 percent of each song’s earnings. Nobody ever gave me that. After three or four years, I asked them about it, and I never received anything. I told them I hadn’t seen any of the 20 percent they promised. Jude eventually cut in and said, “What do you mean, 20 percent, for what?” He said something like: they’re the ones flying to different countries, and if their plane ever crashed, I’d just be sitting comfortably at home.

“When he said it, I responded, “Jude, were you there when we started this?” But he came in and tried to push everyone else away, and unfortunately, he succeeded. Tony is one of their dancers; he’s also P-Square’s senior brother, one of my own brothers, Tony Okoye. He’s in Lagos, but nobody hears from him, nobody at all. This is the first time I’m speaking out, the first time, ever, on social media, even though we share the same father and mother.