ILORIN—This
year’s Children Day celebration was marred by tragedy at Gure town in Baruten
Local Government Area of Kwara State, as four female children were killed by
lightening.
This came on a day a woman went berserk at Otta in Ado-Odo
Local Government Area of Ogun State, stabbing her three-year-old son to death.
Woman goes berserk, kills son
We ‘ll consult expert on her state of mind—POLICE
It reliably gathered that the lightening at Gure, a popular
ancient town and the commercial nerve centre of Baruten council, struck during
a downpour between 12 midnight of Tuesday and 1a.m of yesterday.
The lightening was said to have killed all the children
instantly, three of who were of the same parents. The fourth one came to pass
the night with the other victims. The injured ones have been hospitalised.
Sources said the lightening broke down the wall of the
house, and that the remains of the victims have been buried in accordance
with Islamic rites.
It was further learned that the down pour also blew off the
roofing sheets of many houses in the town, rendering some residents homeless.
Council boss calls for assistance
Speaking on the ugly development yesterday,
the ýChairman of the local government, Mallam Mohammed Omar-Bio, who
confirmed the incident, described it as a devastating and pathetic experience.
He appealed to the National Emergency Management Agency,
NEMA, and other disaster management agencies to provide succour for the victims
of the disaster.
Omar-Bio, who spoke through the Public Relations
Officer of the council, Mr. Jubril Masene, said with the development, the
number of rain disaster victims in the area was more than 200.
Woman kills son
Meanwhile, the Ogun woman, identified as Funmilayo Adeyanju,
who killed her son at Ogunso area of Otta in Ado-Odo/Otta Local Government Area
of the state, allegedly stabbed her child, Emmanuel, several times on the head
and other parts of the body with a knife.
It was gathered that the child was a product of an alleged incestuous
relationship between the woman and her own biological father.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi,
confirmed the incident, saying policemen from Ota Division had visited the
scene of the crime and taken the corpse of the child to the mortuary.
Adejobi also disclosed that the woman, who was immediately
arrested by the police, put up some strange behaviours when questioned about
the alleged crime.
The PPRO said: “The police have been to the scene to recover
the body of the child. The woman has been acting strangely like a person who is
of unsound mind. The police would carry out proper investigation.
“The police will work on the state of mind of the woman and
will have to seek the help of an expert to know her mental state.”
By Demola Akinyemi & Daud Olatunji
By Demola Akinyemi & Daud Olatunji
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