Fans celebrated the news of the deadline-day deal by holding street parties and it seems there will be a huge patriotic focus on the striker when he pulls on the no.25 shirt for the first time, following the winter break.
It has been a whirlwind time for the African attacker but he admits he is boosted by the support from a country where the Reds have a fanatical following.
When we asked the centre-forward about the reaction in Nigeria, he replied: “It was crazy, because my move to Man United was all over the news for the last few days.