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Music executive Soso Soberekon has offered Peter Okoye ₦500 million to fight his twin brother, Paul Okoye, in a celebrity boxing match.
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The offer was made during Peter’s performance on Sunday night, with Soso displaying the proposal on his phone from the audience.
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The proposal comes amid the brothers’ renewed dispute over music royalties and allegations involving their elder brother, Jude Okoye.
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The boxing suggestion has sparked mixed reactions online, with some Nigerians calling it disrespectful while others joked about the idea.
August 10, (THEWILL) — Music executive Soso Soberekon has offered Peter Okoye, Mr P of the former P-Square, ₦500 million to fight his twin brother, Paul Okoye, in a celebrity boxing match.
Soso made the offer during Peter’s performance on Sunday night. A viral video from the event showed him standing in the audience and holding up his phone towards the singer.
The message displayed on the phone read, “500 million Naira to fight your twin in a boxing match”.
The proposal comes amid the renewed dispute between the former P-Square members. Peter has accused Paul and their elder brother, Jude Okoye, of issues surrounding the group’s finances and music royalties.
The brothers have continued to address aspects of their long-running disagreement publicly, with their latest exchanges drawing fresh attention from fans and social media users.
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Soso’s proposal has now added a new twist to the dispute, turning the family disagreement into a potential celebrity boxing spectacle.
The offer has since generated strong reactions online, with many Nigerians questioning the idea of paying the brothers to fight each other.
Social media reactions
@NsibidiHrt criticised the proposal, writing: “This is utterly disgusting. This is what it means to be power-drunk, when money becomes the master, and one becomes subservient to it. When money brings out the cringe, psychopathic dark side of a human. Of what joy would it be to a man to see two loved brothers wrestle?”
@carefully__ described the offer as disrespectful, writing: “This mumu low budget millionaire no know when to chase their nonsense clout, the level of disrespect is alarming.”
@BekeeOzzy also opposed the idea, saying: “You people have sworn to wreck this family completely. It will not be well with all the people causing problems in this family.”
@tosin_olarewaju wrote: “Money doesn’t equate sense. He should use part of the money to help reduce his body f@t.”
@11thRexatonment joked about the situation, asking: “Them dey find way how them go take beat Paul or wetin dey sup?”
@omo_babaOndo reacted to the amount involved, writing: “Imagine fighting your own twin for ₦500m”
@The_Ghosted suggested that the proposal could attract a large audience, saying: “He knows too many jobless people will watch.”
@emycee4, meanwhile, joked about the possible outcome, writing: “Peter go too wound Paul eh. Abeg o.”
Evi-Ben Ezaga is an entertainment and society writer with a passion for stories that explore culture, people, and the stories shaping society today.
