The Catholic Church on Sunday confirmed the death of Rev. Sister Christiana Umeadi, Health Coordinator, in an auto crash.
In a statement signed by Rev Fr. Christian Anyanwu, Director of Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), in Abuja, said Umeadi, untill her death was a member of Sokoto Diocese.
Anyanwu said that Umeadi who was returning to her station after participating in mass cerebrospinal meningitis immunisation, was involved in an auto crash at Bakura, in Zamfara State.
He said that the medical team had covered several parts of Sokoto diocese for the immunisation in the last one month and as the outbreak got worse the health team intensified their efforts.
The states they covered, he said, included: Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and Kebbi.
Anyanwu explained that Umeadi led her team to Zamfara State for the immunisation exercise in March, where they were billed to spend just a day in Gusau town.
Anyanwu noted that her remains had since been deposited in the morgue at the Usmanu DanFodio Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto.
He said that her immediate family, the Dominican Congregation, the Diocese of Sokoto and all her patients were left in utter shock and disbelief.
“We all resign to the will of God and trusting that our Sister will rise again at the resurrection,’’ he said.
Umeadi was until her death the Assistant Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, Gusau, and Zamfara State.
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