Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Odion Ighalo on Friday 13th December 2019 took to his Instagram account to announce the sad news of the passing of his elder sister, and best friend, Mary Ighalo.
The striker who did not give many details about the caused of death or the date of her passing, captioned the photos he shared of himself and Mary Ighalo (Mrs Atole) when she was alive with heartbreak emojis, while also tagging her Instagram handle.
The 30-year-old Jude Ighalo who now plays his football for Chinese Super League side, Shanghai Shenhua in mourning the death of his elder sister, shared photos of the two of them and the children of late Mary Ighalo in Canada.
From what we gathered, Mary Ighalo is one of three sisters of Odion Ighalo, and they were really good friends as the family were closed and fond of one another. Here is a post from 2017 by Mary Ighalo welcoming her younger brother, Odion to her base in Canada.
She shared a photo of the two of them with this caption:
The late Mrs Atole was married and had three or four children or even more, and although we are not sure about the numbers, she had more of boys and one or two daughters.
May her beautiful Soul Rest In Peace 🙏