P-Square’s Mum Buried

The remains of Josephine Okoye, the mother of successful pop twins, P-Square, were interred on Thursday in her husband’s house at Ifite-Dunu, Akwa Village, Anambra State.

The one-day funeral, anchored by leading undertakers, M.I.C, was kicked off with a lying-in-state at her native Umunachi, Umudioka Village, in Anambra State, followed by a church service at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, and the internment proper at Ifite-Dunu, which also doubled as the reception venue.

The 62-year-old mother of eight – including P-Square and their manager cum video director-brother, Jude – was first admitted at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, but was transferred to the Apollo Hospital, Kolkata, India, where she eventually died July 11th, a few hours after undergoing a heart surgery.

A devout preacher and General Overseer of Friends of Jesus Catholic Prayer Ministry, Jos, Plateau State, the deceased had been in and out of the hospital for about four months after being diagnosed of Diabetes.

Her corpse was brought back home last weekend and has been deposited in a private mortuary in Lagos. Apart from her kids, she is survived by grandchildren, including Peter’s son, Cameron, and her husband.

Culled from PUNCH