Sule Ambrose, 25 (pictured centre right), played Simon Peter in the crucifixion reenactment.
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Mon 18 April 2022:
In a terrible incident, a Nigerian seminary student died while reenacting Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.
Sule Ambrose, 25, was badly injured, but the spectators didn’t realize it for a few minutes since they assumed it was all part of the performance.
Several news organizations have shared screenshots of the incident’s video footage.
Eyewitness Micheal Eluwa told Vanguard: ‘Initially when it happened we thought it was a joke, and that it was part of the drama.
‘It was when he could not get up that was when we knew it was a serious matter and he was rushed to a school hospital.
‘Later, when the case became worse, he was taken to a nearly Federal Medical Center. It was from there we heard he could not survive it.’
According to the BBC, Ambrose, a first-year student, was studying to become a priest at the Claratian Institute of Philosophy in Nekede, southeastern Nigeria.
Ambrose (pictured under the green line) acts out the Last Supper during the Good Friday play.
According to sources, the philosophy student passed out while performing in the play “Passion of Christ” as Simon Peter, a disciple of Jesus.
On Good Friday, while re-enacting a scene in which St. Peter cuts off a soldier’s ear to protect Jesus, an incident occurred.
Afterwards, Ambrose was quickly rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An eyewitness told Vanguard, a Nigerian news outlet, that people assumed Ambrose was joking when he collapsed, thinking it was part of the drama.
“Initially when it happened we thought it was a joke, and that it was part of the drama, it was when he could not get up that was when we knew it was a serious matter and he was rushed to hospital,” the person was quoted as saying.
“Later, when the case became worse, he was taken to a nearly Federal Medical Center. It was from there we heard he could not survive it,” he added.
According to news accounts, Ambrose died in an undisclosed manner.
Following the incident, local media stated that a protest took place at the campus, and that administrators have declined to give a comment.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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