Posted by Three alleged kidnappers were reportedly killed by lightning in Oro Ago, an agrarian town in Kwara State’s Ifelodun local government area.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, the event occurred three days ago and was linked to the operations of a local vigilance squad in the Igbomina Kwara axis aimed at addressing security concerns in the area.
The victims of the lightning strike were believed to be members of an eight-man kidnapping ring that allegedly operated in Iwo, Osun state, some two weeks ago.
The Oro-Ago Development Union (ODU), a sociocultural organization of the area’s indigenes, verified the occurrence to the publication, claiming that members of the area’s vigilance squad briefed the organization on the development.
In response to the event, the state police Commissioner, CP Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, stated that the Command and its officers had already begun an inquiry.
The CP stated that the validity of the occurrence would be determined following a thorough investigation.