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 .