Ondo State residents protest after lightning kills four youths

At least four youths have been reportedly killed by a lightning bolt in Ago Dada village in Akure North local government area of Ondo State.

The victims were reportedly killed on Wednesday evening during a rainfall in the village.

A resident said the death of the youths had triggered a protest in the village on Thursday, which subsequently led to the death of an elderly man and the destruction of properties by the irate youths.

According to the source, the grouse of the youths was that the four youths who died were all non-indigenes.

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He further stated that the non-indigenes in the village, who were angered by the incident, decided to attack the indigenes and equally destroy their properties.

“The youths of the village took up arms this morning (Thursday) which resulted in the killing of an elderly man in the village. The grouse of the youths was that the four youths killed were all non-indigenes. Some buildings belonging to Akure indigenes were vandalised,” he explained.

Reacting, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident but denied there was a protest in the village.

Odunlami said, “I can confirm to you that four youths were killed by thunder in the village, but there was no protest leading to another death in the village. Maybe there was an argument when the families of those affected wanted to pick up the remains of the victims for burial. It was a painful thing, but who do they want to protest to?”