P SQUARE LOSES MUM

Late Mrs josephine Okoye

P Square - Paul and Peter Okoye lost their mother Mrs. Josephine Okoye, to heart surgery. She died about five hours after a heart surgery in Apollo Hospital in India at about 11pm (3am Indian time) yesterday wednesday, 11th, July, 2012. She was in her 60s.

Late Mrs. Okoye had earlier been admitted at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, but when her situation did not improve she was transferred to Apollo Hospital in Kolkata, India, where she eventually died last night.

She is survived by her husband, children; Ifeanyi, Henry, Jude, Lilian, Tony, Peter, Paul and Mary. She is also survived by grand-children.

A condolence register has been opened in her honour at P-Square’s Omole Phase 1 residence. Friends and colleagues of the multiple award-winning singers have been visiting the house to commiserate with the Okoye family.

In Peter's words:

“You know that she was a prayer warrior, so I don’t need to tell you how she stood by us spiritually. Besides, she was the only one that believed in us when we decided to make a career out of music.

“I can remember that she used to sneak us out at night then to attend shows without the consent of our father who insisted that we must quit music to face our education,” Peter said.