In response to his namesake’s detention in Ghana, renowned Nigerian musician Peter Okoye has spoken out. Video of the arrest of a man named Peter Okoye by Ghanaian police went popular on social media.
Fraud and kidnapping led to the suspect’s arrest at the age of 31. There were some online who confused the singer with the wanted man.
But in response to the news, the singer re-posted the video on X, where it had gone viral, in an effort to set the record straight.
“Abeg make una dey specificaly dey specify which ‘PETER OKOYE,'” the musician wrote in pidgin, pleading with the Ghanaian police to identify the missing person. I will not steal.