Niger State Catholic priest d!es after being swept away by flood
TEC News!
Parishioners of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Gulu has been thrown into mourning as the Parish Priest , Reverend Father James Omeh dies of flood in the state on Sunday.
TEC News correspondent through a Facebook post gathered that the sad event occurred following a heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon, May 25, 2025 which swept away the white Hilux vehicle in which Rev. Fr. Omeh and Charity John were traveling along the Lapai-Gulu Road near a river. The post content as posted by Girgir Isreal Girgir below:
“The Parish priest of St. Anthony ‘s Catholic Church, Gulu in Lapai Local Government Area of Nigeria State, Reverend Father James Omeh and a woman identified as Charity John, have d!ed after they were swept away by flood.
Rev. Fr. Omeh also served as the Coordinator of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Lapai LGA.
The incident occurred following a heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon, May 25, 2026 which swept away the white Hilux vehicle in which Rev. Fr. Omeh and Charity John were traveling along the Lapai-Gulu Road near a river.
A source said Rev. Fr. Omeh was traveling to Gulu around 12 noon when he discovered that the Lapai-Gulu bridge had collapsed near Duma village.
As he to turned to go back to Duma, he was caught in a torrential downpour that caused rapidly rising floodwaters, which washed away his Hilux van”.
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