Catholic faithful in Umuchu town in Aguata local government
of Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, have been thrown into mourning after their
priest slumped on the church altar and died while celebrating mass.
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 hailled 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.
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