On Sunday Morning the 25th of August, the worshippers of St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church, Sobe in Owan West Local Government Area Of Edo State were all thrown in Disarray as Their Parish Priest, Rev. Father Peter Ayala, was found dead in his apartment, few hours before he was due to conduct the 7a.m mass.
It was said that the Priest was cleaning his double-barreled gun inside his apartment within the church premises, when the gun reportedly went off and killed him.
Source said the incident took place in the early hours of Sunday before the Priest dressed up for the mass even as worshippers were said to be gathering for the service.
The Sad incident, threw the church into confusion as mass servers and church elders made frantic efforts to know what went wrong with congregation waiting for the mass to begin but found the priest lying death in his apartment.
The elders have later reported the incident to the Bishop of the Auchi Diocese, Dr Gabriel Duniya, who conducted a quick investigation with security agents and confirmed that the priest died when the rifle he was cleaning went off.
The Edo State Police Public Relations, DSP Moses Eguavoen said the incident was unfortunate, adding that the state command was yet to get the full details of what transpired before the Priest’s death.
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