Another Suicide, Mass Server Hangs Himself In Church Hall

Parishoners of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Portharcourt were shocked to see the body of  a young man simply identified as Kachi, hanging in the church hall at the early hours of Friday.


According to News Agency of Nigeria,NAN, the deceased, an indigene of Imo State, was a devout parishoner and a former Mass server.

Some Parishoners, who were still in  shocked said the deceased was a taxi driver, who plied his trade along Aggrey/Borokiri road.

A parishoner who identified himself as Magnus said "late Kachi was fondly called Fabregas because of his love for football and dedication to youth activities in the church."

Until his death, Kachi was about 20 years old; unmarried and a hard working young man who was much loved.

"We tried to locate where he lived but we were unable to do so due to the fact he moved to a new apartment which is unknown to us.

"As we speak, no one has come out to say exactly why Kachi, killed himself," he said.

Another Parishoner, Nkechi, alleged that  Kachi took his life because the owner of the taxi he used for his trade which was on hire purchase, had seized it, probably because he was unable to meet up with the payment condition.

She also added " Kachi was unmarried and had been sleeping in the church hall.

"I learnt that he took his life out of frustration caused by the seizure of the vehicle."

The River State Police, however has not made any  comment about the incident.