A 14-year-old student, Yahaya Tafida, while playing football with friends at the Government Girls’ Day Secondary was fatally struck by lightning during a rainstorm in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.
Penpushing reports that family sources stated that the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Monday, while eyewitnesses added that the rainfall was accompanied by strong winds, forcing those at the field to seek shelter.
The accounts from the scene, stated that the teenager, said to be a student of Police Secondary School, Minna. reportedly ran under a tree to escape the downpour when lightning struck, killing him instantly.
The incident has thrown the community into mourning, with residents expressing shock over the tragic loss of the young student, while as at the time of filing this report the remains were buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
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