A final year student of the
Western Annag Secondary Commercial School in Ukanafun, Ukanafun LGA of
Akwa Ibom State, was at the weekend struck to death by a bolt of
lightning.
Victor, 15, was an indigene of Nkek village.
According
to eyewitnesses, after attending his grandmother's funeral ceremony,
Victor joined his friends who were playing at a nearby football field.
Suddenly, a heavy rain started, accompanied by lightning and thunder.
The boy was struck by lightning and died instantly while his friends fled the scene, some of them sustained injuries.
Victor's
friends described him as a nice and intelligent boy and lamented the
fate that befell him, especially as the raining season is yet to
commence properly.
The boy's remains were deposited in a mortuary
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