Reverend Father Accidentally Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun in Edo State

Rev Father Peter Ayala accidentally took his own life last Sunday morning in his house inside Saint Thomas Moore Catholic church in Sobe, Owan W. LGA of Edo State.

The Catholic Rev reportedly killed himself while cleaning his double-barrel gun before the morning mass.

It was learnt that the accidental gun-discharge incident happened when some worshippers gathered for worship around 7am.

Sources said they heard a loud sound of gun from his house, church elders immediately rushed to his apartment. They found the Rev. father lying in a pool of his own blood, an incident that threw the whole church into disarray.

The Church elders were said to have reported the incident to the Bishop of Auchi Diocese, Dr Gabriel Duniya, who also was told by security agents that the priest died when the rifle he was cleaning went off.

Moses Eguavoen, the public relations officer of Edo State who confirmed the incident said; “The incident is unfortunate. The state command is yet to the get full details of what transpired before the priest’s death.”