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economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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EFCC has told the Federal High Court
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sitting in Lagos State that the elder
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brother of Paul and Peter Aoy of Pquare
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music brand Judoy allegedly stole 1
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billion 380 million naira from the twin
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music stars and used 850 million naira
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from the alleged proceed of crime to
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purchase a land in Lagos State after he
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created and registered a company with a
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near similar name to outsmart his
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younger brothers who he was managing as
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their record label directors at the time
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of the crime according to EFCC news
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release Justice Aoi of the Federal High
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Court sitting in Aoy Lagos on Wednesday
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June 4th 2025 adjourned till October
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23rd 2025 further hearing in the alleged
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1.38 billion naira fraud involving Jude
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Chigosia elder brother and former
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manager of Paul and Peter Aoy the Lagos
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sonal director at one of the economic
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and financial crimes commission EFCC is
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prosecuting Aoy alongside his company
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Northside Music Limited on a 7count
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charge bordering on money laundering to
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the tune of 1.38 billion naira one of
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the counts reads that you Judoy
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Chigosian Northside Music Limited
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sometime in 2022 in Lagos within the
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jurisdiction of this honorable court did
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directly acquire a landed property known
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as number five Tony Aramaicle Street
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Parkview estate ai Lagos worth 850
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million naira 850 million naira only
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which money you knew or reasonably ought
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to have known form part of proceeds of
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unlawful act and thereby committed an
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offense contrary to section
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182B and punishable under section 183 of
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the money laundering prevention and
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2022 he pleaded not guilty to the
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charges when they were read to him upon
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his arraignment on February 26th
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2025 at the resumed sitting on Wednesday
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the first prosecution witness PW1 Peter
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Obiun McCoy while being cross-examined
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by the defense council Clement on San
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said that he never signed any check and
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had no access to the accounts while
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still signed to Northside Entertainment
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he also told the court that although he
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received some money from the ecoank
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account of the company they were not
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royalties because the account also
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received millions of dollars from
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endorsements and shows he maintained
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that he never knew about the existence
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of Northside Music Limited his brother's
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company until late 2022 and that he
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didn't receive any proceeds from Lex
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Records all through his time at the
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company justice Oai thereafter adjourned
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the matter till October 23rd and