Renowned Nigerian musician Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has disclosed that his biggest fear in life is living in poverty.
During a recent appearance on the Nancy Isime Show, Mr P explained that he is not scared of death, but the thought of financial hardship worries him the most.
Reflecting on his childhood, he shared how his family’s rented single-room home was torn down after the landlord sold the property, a memory that fuels his determination to avoid returning to such difficult circumstances.
He said: “I am not afraid of death. The only thing I am afraid of in this life is poverty, of being broke.
“I have tasted it [poverty] before. I have been in our house with my parents and siblings and a bulldozer came and demolished it.
“We were living in a boys’ quarter, me, my mum, my dad, all of us. The whole family, six boys and two girls living in a one-bedroom apartment. They had to divide the room with a curtain. So, the landlord had sold the compound, we were trying to plead to get some time to plan our relocation and then a bulldozer came and started demolishing the house while we were still in the building.”