"More battle as Court seals Psquare's Omole home" [READ MORE]

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. Although all through this week, the brothers were embroiled in a family feud on social media.

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.

One half of the singing duo, Paul Okoye, was spotted driving unhindered out of the compound. He returned at about 11:10 a.m. 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 rumors 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 said that it was an ‘open secret’ that Squareville, where the brothers all lived together and owned, now belonged to just Paul and Jude.