Emmanuel Chinedu Okafor

Date of Birth: 17th August 2002 – Date of Death: 27th February 2026

It is with sorrow yet firm faith in the Lord that the Director of St. Patrick’s Theology House announces the death of Emmanuel Chinedu Okafor through a fatal road accident. Emmanuel was a First Year Sacred Theology Student at Tangaza University.

He was the son of Clement Okafor and Celestina Okafor ofYola,Adamawa State Nigeria. Loving brother of Clement junior, David and Joshua.

Holy Mass will be celebrated on Thursday 5th March at 12:15pm at Tangaza University Chapel.

The cortege will leave Lee Funeral Home for St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church Langata South Road near Kenya School of Law on Monday 9th of March for requiem mass at 1 pm.

On Tuesday 10th of March the body will depart for Lagos Nigeria, The funeral mass will take place on Wednesday 11th of March at 10.00am (WAT) at St. Patrick’s Missionary Society initial Formation House, ljebu-Ode Ogun State Nigeria followed by burial at the Society cemetery at 1.00pm.

“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Phil 1:21