Priest, his wife and their maid die in their sleep after attending crusade

An Anglican Church priest identified as Archdeacon Julius Dike, his wife and their house help died in their sleep after attending a crusade.

Archdeacon Dike who is the Priest-in-charge of the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Abayi, Ariaria in Abia North LGA, was found dead alongside his wife and maid at their home on Tuesday, the 9th of February.

According to reports, after the close of a crusade on Monday, February 8, at the church premises, the priest and his family returned home and when either of them showed up for service the next morning, members became worried and went to their apartment to investigate.

They found the doors locked and when their knocks were not answered, they sensed something was amiss. Upon breaking into their apartment, they met the priest, the wife and their maid lifeless. They rushed them to a private hospital where they were confirmed dead.

A source in the church, who spoke with The Nation, said that they were yet to know the cause of their death. He stated that they are suspecting food poisoning as they could not trace any sign that they could have inhaled generator fume. The source added that the children could have died along with their parents if they had not gone back to their various boarding schools.