It’s publicity stunt – Peter Okoye denies sabotaging Darkoo’s music

• Mr P has reacted to claims made by Darkoo a few days ago.
• In a statement shared online, on Monday Mr P stated that he only insisted on things being done the right way.
• This follows Darkoo’s lengthy call out on social media where she accused Peter Okoye of sabotaging her music.

Peter Okoye, also known as Mr. P, has denied allegations made by rising singer Darkoo that he attempted to sabotage her music video.

WITHIN NIGERIA reported that Darkoo claimed that Mr. P (Peter of Psquare) had her video for “Focus on Me” taken down from YouTube for six days.

However, in a statement released by his management team, One Management, Mr. P explained that he had only insisted on proper clearance procedures for the song, which samples one of P-Square’s hit tracks, “Gimme Dat”.

Mr. P stated that he had guided Darkoo on the proper channels to clear the sample and had even shared his own experiences with similar situations.

The statement alleged that Darkoo had ignored messages and calls from Mr. P’s team to confirm whether she had obtained the necessary clearance. As a result, the music video was released without proper authorization, leading to its temporary removal from YouTube.

According to the statement, the issue was resolved after Darkoo and her team signed a proper agreement with all parties involved. The video was subsequently reinstated on YouTube.

Mr. P’s management team denied that he had attempted to sabotage Darkoo, stating that her allegations were “malicious and a deliberate attempt to portray him in a bad light”.

They also noted that Darkoo had not complained about the video’s removal until after it was reinstated, suggesting that her public outburst was a publicity stunt

Explaining its side of the matter, the statement read in part:

“Darkoo approached our client to assist in clearing her song, which sampled one of P-Square’s hit songs, ‘Gimme Dat,’ after recording and putting the song on social media claiming it was ‘gaining traction on Tiktok’.

“As one who has always supported younger artistes, Mr. P guided her on the proper channel to get the sample cleared and even shared his own experience in a similar situation when there were challenges.

“Darkoo then offered Mr P a feature in the remix, saying she would want to shoot the video soon. Mr P told her his schedule was packed in December, hence, he doubted his availability…”

It continued:

“The music video was released on January 2, 2025, on the popular video-sharing platform (YouTube) and ONE Management reached out to Darkoo and her team to find out how the song was released without due process. We even gave a grace period of 72 hours before requesting a takedown, to avoid issues with clearance from the other stakeholders in the P-Square mix. Unknown to us, Darkoo and her team had signed a visibly flawed document under the wrong entity and authorisation.

“The issue was finally resolved with a proper agreement between all parties involved, executing the contract and not just one person or a non-existent entity – all at Mr P’s insistence. Immediately after the document was perfected, ONE Management requested the video be reinstated on the video-sharing platform.”