A 54 year old Nigerian priest Reverend Benjamin Okwy Madu who was serving in Massachusetts allegedly unalifed himself at his home in Lynnfield on July 2, 2026, days after church leaders told him to return to Nigeria.
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.
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
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Why take your life by your self Father Madu ๐ญ
ReplyDeleteAlu melu!
Stella Maris Baby
Alu melu kpam kpam Nwannem ๐ค
DeleteIt's a pity. Committing suicide is not the solution though.
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest in peace
Jesus is Lord ๐
ReplyDeleteBut unlifiing self is not the best option nah, although he said it initially that he don't want to come back oo chai๐ซช
May his soul rest in peace though ๐ค
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 ๐️
This is so hard to accept,that someone who should know better ends up doing the unexpected๐ช
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 ๐ฉ Kai Father you didn't try at all.
ReplyDeleteMay your soul rest in peace.
So 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 ๐
ReplyDeleteMay your soul rest in peace ๐
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ReplyDeleteJesus Christ ๐ญ
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?
Killing yourself because you were asked to come home is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteHe should have resigned na ๐๐
ReplyDeleteTaking one's life is never the solution
May his soul rest in peace ๐
ReplyDeleteThe story is not sinking in for me. May his soul rest in peace though
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