BREAKING: Lightening Strikes 3 Persons, One SHS Student Dead, Body Abandoned Hours After Incident In Volta Region -SEE DETAILS

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One person is feared dead while two others are reported injured after lightening struck them during a brief rain in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital.

The unconfirmed deceased was selling coconut when the incident happend. He has also been identified as one Emmanuel Dorli, a 17-year-old second year student of Sokode Senior High Technical School (SOSTECH).

The other two who were slightly affected by the strike are said to be his school mates.

The incident happend between 4:00pm to 4:30pm on Monday, May 30, 2022 at a spot opposite the Regional Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana ECG.

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According to eye witnesses, the three, all students were standing together when the listening struck.

It carried them about three meters away from the pavement on the shoulder of the road and dumped them under a mango tree.

Interestingly, Personnel of the National Ambulance Service in Ho conveyed the two others who were reported to be slightly affected for treatment, leaving behind the motionless body of the coconut seller who was severely affected.

As of 6:30pm, thus about two hours after the incident, Emmanuel’s motionless body still remained untouched.

The incident has attracted hundreds of residents who have surrounded the body, but none have had the courage to touch or move the body. Due to superstition many fear fatal consequences if they should touch the body.

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The mother of the victim also came to the scene briefly, but refused to speak to the media. She left the scene without conveying the body of his son.

Residents believe that the lightening was caused by a deity. An elderly man who was at the scene explained that, if indeed the lightening was caused by a deity, no one can convey the body until some rituals have been performed by the priest of the deity that struck the young boy.

He explained that in such incidents, the priest of the deity will come and perform some rituals and convey the body to the shrine of the deity. The family of the deceased will then have to go to the shrine to also fulfill some requirements before the body can be released to them.

As of 7:00pm the body has still not been conveyed. It is not clear whether the Ambulance service, Police and other state agencies are also complying with the superstitious requirements as explained by the old man.

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Source: Dailyguidenetwork.com

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