By Godwin Utuedoye,
WARRI- MOST Rev. John Oke’Oghenen Afareha of Warri diocese has commiserated with Catholic faithful and the family of the eleven year old Jeffrey who lost his life during the Sunday, September 2, St. Paul Catholic Church building collapse at Adagbrasa-Ugolo in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State.
Bishop Afareha who visited the scene of the collapsed building for the assessment of damages and as well unravel the remote cause of the collapse, was accompanied by the Chancellor of the diocese, Very Rev. Fr. Clement Abobo, the parish priest of St. William’s Catholic Church Orerokpe whose jurisdiction the incident occurred, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obadjere and other notable Catholics and priests.
Speaking at Adagbrasa, Bishop Afareha said; the church in Warri diocese is deeply pained that such event happened and condoled with them, maintaining that God alone will comfort them better.
The prelate admonished the parents of the deceased Hon. Jackson Enukanerhire not to be deterred in serving God as He alone knows and owned everything. He assured them of the churches continuous prayers for the family and the repose of the soul of their deceased son.
He urged all Catholic families to remember the soul of little Jeffrey in prayers and also directed that all parishes in Warri diocese should offer masses for the repose of the soul of the victim.
Recalled that the St. Paul Catholic Church building which was said to be undergoing expansion work, collapsed at about 6:15am on Sunday, September 2, trapping worshippers who went for Sunday Mass and recording one casualty, Jeffrey Enukanerhire.
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