TRAGIC NEWS: Catholic priest mistakenly kills himself just before Mass in Edo

A small community in Edo State was thrown into
confusion early yesterday morning after the
sudden death of one of its Catholic priests.
Rev. Father Peter Ayala of the St. Thomas Moore
Catholic Church, Sobe, in Owan West Local
council area of Edo State was found dead in his
apartment within the church premises on Sunday
morning.
According to reports, the deceased who was
expected to conduct the morning mass at 7am
was said to be cleaning his double-barreled gun
inside his apartment within the church premises,
when the gun reportedly went off and killed him.
The incident took place in the early hours of
Sunday before the priest dressed up for the mass,
while worshippers were gathering for the worship
service.
The development threw the church into disarray
as both mass servers and church elders made
frantic efforts to rescue the priest who was lying
prostrate in his apartment.