Many people were shocked beyond belief when a catholic priest slumped and died on the altar while celebrating mass.
Many were thrown into mourning and confusion in Umuchu town in
Aguata local government of Anambra State, southeast Nigeria after their
priest slumped on the church altar and died while celebrating mass,
PMnews reports.
The priest, Rev Father Emmanuel Idika, slumped at Our Lady of
Fatima parish in Umuchu while he was conducting mass. After he slumped,
church workers rushed to the altar and took him to a hospital but before
doctors could attend to him, he was dead.
The 82-year-old Idika who hailed from Umunze in Orumba South in
Anambra, was posted to the parish after he retired from active
priesthood. He volunteered to assist other priests to celebrate mass.
On the day the incident happened, Idika went to the church to conduct mass before he slumped right in front of the congregation.
According to eye witnesses, half way into the service Idika fell
down on the altar and became unconscious. The incident threw the
congregation into confusion and the mass ended abruptly.
His corpse was later deposited at the Visitation Hospital mortuary
in Umuchu. Some of the parishioners who spoke to our correspondent said
the late Idika lived a good life throughout the period he was active as a
priest. They prayed that God should accept his soul.
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