Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P of the defunct Psquare group, sparked fear and reactions on Tuesday morning, June 2, 2026, after sharing his recent experience in the Lekki area of Lagos. In a post on his X handle, Peter revealed he was returning from a video shoot when he encountered a crowd that had reportedly caught a suspected bandit.
Peter Okoye's Experience in Lekki
Peter expressed shock that such threats had reached Lagos, stating, "Omo! Just coming back from a video shoot around Lekki and saw a crowd gathered. Na there I hear say dem catch suspected bandit. Omo, dem don enter Lagos o!" His post comes amid reports of bandit invasions in Ibeju-Lekki and surrounding areas, which caused panic on social media.
Police Response
The Lagos State Police Command dismissed the invasion claims as unfounded, but Peter's tweet stirred widespread concern among netizens.
Reactions from Netizens
Many Nigerians reacted to Peter's claim. User pristine1040 commented, "Sheabi una keep quiet thinking they can enter Lagos Abi? We have being crying and begging you all to come out and speak about this since, the north has gone through a whole lot for the past 15 years. Once dem successfully pick people from a particular estate in Lagos, otilor." Another user, babanlaijogbon, wrote, "Something happened yesterday and has been flying around social media but naa when you dey come back from video shoot at 7am you hear am. Naa God go punish you and Obi and your mama and papa join." ABEMMANDES reacted, "Been silent thought it won't get there right, coming for everyone." SalamiMoshood11 commented, "Una Dey always amused me, is the phrase with 'them don enter Lagos', is there a particular place this so called bandit can't enter? We have all been shouting on top of our voice but seems it's only Lagos that will draw you guys attention to speak up." darkRBP reacted, "Nna na suspected them talk oh biko before this post cause commotion for the whole lekki."
Peter Okoye's Recent Feud
In related news, Peter Okoye had a heated moment with a troll who told him to reconcile with his twin brother Rudeboy. The singer shared a throwback picture of his humble beginnings without including his twin, leading to an online exchange that attracted attention.
