‘I was their first sponsor, bodyguard,’ P-Square’s brother Henry speaks on family feud

August 8, 2026 4:29 am

Oluwatosin Adegbesan

Amid the ongoing public rift within the Okoye family, Henry Okoye, the elder brother of music duo P-Square, has accused their former manager and brother, Jude Okoye, of being the mastermind behind the family’s longstanding division.

Speaking during an interview with Nollyserve shared on YouTube on Friday, Henry alleged that Jude’s character and actions tore the family apart, claiming that their late mother had initially warned against allowing Jude to manage the group.

He rejected the narrative that Jude built P-Square’s career, insisting that the family’s support for Peter and Paul began long before Jude became involved.

“When they started this music, they were looking for sponsors. They didn’t get a sponsor. When I started sponsoring them, Jude was not there.

“We would travel from state to state for music. They used my car for flyers. I did bodyguard with them. We were supporting them as a family, but we knew it was Peter and Paul that owned it,” he said.

According to him, Jude only joined the management of the group after the twins had begun making progress in the music industry.

“Before you could know it, Jude came in. We wanted to allow Jude to manage them, but my mum disagreed. She said she knew the kind of character Jude had,” Henry alleged.

He further claimed that after Jude assumed management of the group, the brothers gradually became distant from the rest of the family.

“What happened at last is that they started running away from everybody. We never knew that it was Jude that was causing the problem.”

Henry further revealed that despite an initial agreement to receive a percentage from the group’s earnings for his early contributions, saying, “Before they started all these things going on, they promised me 20% in each show, but nobody has given me.

“Before I knew it, Jude said, ‘ What do I mean by 20%? For what?’ He said they are flying all around, that what if they have a plane crash, I’ll be enjoying myself. I told him that he wasn’t there when we started, but he came now and is trying to chase everybody away, including Tony, P-Square’s immediate elder brother who was one of their dancers.”

Painting a picture of family neglect, Henry alleged that Jude severed ties with him and ignored other struggling relatives, including their youngest sister.

“Almost a year to two years, I’m not talking to Jude. He doesn’t talk to me,” Henry claimed.

“I was admitted into the hospital for two months. Peter used to call me. Paul used to call me. Jude never called me once to know how I’m feeling. He doesn’t care for anybody. My sister is suffering in Lagos, our last born, but nobody cares about her. Peter is trying.”

Expressing surprise over Paul Okoye’s current stance in the sibling warfare, Henry described the singer as previously being the kindest member of the family before falling under Jude’s influence.

“In our family, Paul was the nicest person before, but the way he changed, I’m surprised. I don’t know how to put it. I don’t know if Jude used any… on Paul; I cannot tell,” he said.

Addressing the possibility of a future reconciliation between the twin brothers, Henry expressed doubts, placing the blame on Jude’s influence over the group’s dynamics.

“I’ll be happy for them to come back together, but the problem I’m having is that I don’t think they’ll come back because Jude has made all of us become enemies. If you want to talk to Peter and Paul, they’ll tell you to go and meet Jude. If Jude says no, that is it,” he lamented.

Henry’s revelations come on the heels of earlier reports by PUNCH Online detailing the worsening fallout between Peter and Jude.

The feud reached a breaking point after Peter released a multi-part tell-all video series accusing Jude of financial misappropriation and issuing death threats.

Peter similarly disputed claims that Jude built P-Square’s success, maintaining that their elder brother, Henry, played a significant role in supporting the group’s early career before Jude became their manager.

Watch Henry’s video below:

‘𝐈 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫, 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝,’ 𝐏-𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐮𝐝

Credit: Youtube | Nollyserve

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