Father Madu had worked as a hospital chaplain and parish priest in the Archdiocese of Boston since 2021. He served communities on Cape Ann and was well liked for his kind and joyful nature.
His religious worker visa was set to expire on July 29,2026 but his home Diocese of Abakaliki in Ebonyi State asked him to come back early for a new assignment starting in August.
Reports say the priest had shared his deep worry about going back to Nigeria and mentioned safety fears because of attacks on Catholic clergy in parts of the country.
In a farewell note to his parishioners, he called the United States his “home away from home” and said leaving was not his choice.
A few days before he passed, he suffered a panic attack while driving to say Mass.
The Archdiocese of Boston confirmed his passing as a “tragic death.” In a private message to other priests, Archbishop Richard Henning stated that Father Madu had unalifed himself.
Why take your life by your self Father Madu 😭
ReplyDeleteAlu melu!
Stella Maris Baby
Alu melu kpam kpam Nwannem 🤔
DeleteIt's a pity. Committing suicide is not the solution though.
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace
Jesus is Lord 🙆
ReplyDeleteBut unlifiing self is not the best option nah, although he said it initially that he don't want to come back oo chai
May his soul rest in peace though 🤔
That's not enough reason to unalife his own life
DeleteThat's not enough reason to unalife his own life
DeleteThis is sad. May his soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteJust like that!
ReplyDeleteI want to believe that there's more to the reason/s why he unalifed himself.
GOD rest his Soul 🕊️
This is so hard to accept,that someone who should know better ends up doing the unexpected😪
ReplyDeleteRIP Padre.
Such a sad one.
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace.
Why Father
ReplyDeleteWhy Father
Ahhhhhhh
Hello iya Boys
A whole Reverend Father taking his life just because he was asked to go back to his country for a higher responsibility o not because he committed an offence fa 😩 Kai Father you didn't try at all.
ReplyDeleteMay your soul rest in peace.
So none of you can read
DeleteSo what account would he give to his creator now? This is so wrong, he is supposed to lead by example as he is ordained to be a shepherd to the people of God against all odds
ReplyDeleteOh God 😌
ReplyDeleteMay your soul rest in peace 🙏
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ReplyDeleteJesus Christ 😭
ReplyDeleteWhy take his own life.
May his soul rest in peace.
The report up there said, "he suffered a panic attack".
ReplyDeleteI did not see how he killed himself - make una help me abi na me no understand English?
Yeah title and text don’t match
DeleteSo is it that people don’t read or just read headlines and rush to comment
DeleteNo one is really pointing out
Killing yourself because you were asked to come home is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteHe should have resigned na 😞😕
ReplyDeleteTaking one's life is never the solution
May his soul rest in peace 🙏
ReplyDeleteThe story is not sinking in for me. May his soul rest in peace though
ReplyDeleteThis is actually shameful and reveals who he truly was. - Materialistic and earthly minded.
ReplyDeleteIs the US of A heaven?
Must your calling be tied to US ?
Thinking back at how Christianity came to Africa, and shaking my head at these lot ...
You were never a servant of Jesus Christ, but your pocket and wellbeing.
You don't even believe the messages you preached.
Hopefully, your congregants won't depart from the faith because of this act.
What a fuuuulish decision
Taking your own life is not the solution .
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace 🙏
ReplyDeleteFear is worst than poison. So, this priest who is supposed to be a disciple of Christ took his life because of fear. The same Jesus who had to face his tribulation and was murdered in a painful and heinous death, this one is afraid of dying in service to his Lord and Saviour. His actions are appalling for more reasons than one.
ReplyDeleteCommon now, people! There is more to this story, how can a priest do this for such a reason!
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