Catholic Priest Slumps, Dies During Mass Service

Catholic faithfuls in Umuchu town in Aguata LGA, Anambra State, are mourning the death of a priest who suddenly slumped on the church altar and died while conducting mass.
Rev Father Emmanuel Idika, collapsed and passed away during service at the ‘Our Lady of Fatima’ parish in Umuchu.
According to eye witnesses, half way into the service, Idika fell down on the altar and became unconscious.
After he slumped, church workers rushed to the altar and took him to a hospital but before doctors could attend to him, he was pronounced 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.
His corpse was later deposited at the Visitation Hospital mortuary in Umuchu.