Thunder Kills Three Teenagers In Ogun State
Tragedy struck yesterday, at Ijale Ijaka Street in Ijoun, Ayetoro
area in Yewa South local government area of Ogun state when thunder
struck and killed three teenagers.
The tragic incident, which occurred during a heavy rainfall
reportedly killed Sunday Mulero,13, Dare Olaifa,15 and Sodiq Segun, 15.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident.
Adejobi in a statement said , the information made available to the
Police Public Relations Officer of the command by the Divisional Police
Officer in charge of Ayetoro Division revealed that the young boys were
“playing “outside their house when the thunder struck and killed them
instantly.
“The Divisional Police Officer with his police operatives,who
responded to distress calls put to them,rushed down to the scene to
possibly rescue the teenagers but were confirmed dead immediately on
arrival at the hospital.The corpses were kept in the mortuary for
necessary actions.
“The Commissioner of Police Ogun State CP Ikemefuna Okoye has
described the incident as unfortunate. He then sympathized with the
families of the deceased and prayed for God’s mercies and protection
over other members of the affected families.
“The Police boss therefore seizes this opportunity to advise the
general public to learn from the past so as to adjust our futures,and
warn our children to desist from playing under heavy rainfall or engage
themselves in any “dangerous” activities that could make their lives
precarious to them,for this particular incident had occurred on many
occasions in Ogun State and in many other states.
“CP Ikemefuna Okoye reassures the good people of Ogun State the
command’s readiness to harness all available resources to achieve
effective policing of the state”, he said .
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