A 5-year old boy, Abdulmalik Junaidu, has been struck dead by thunderstorm in Nasarawa Yanlemu community in Bakori Council Area of Katsina State.
The victim’s father, Malam Junaidu Gide, who disclosed that the tragic incident happened on Monday evening, said: “When I closed from work at the motor park after Maghrib prayers, it was raining.
“As the rain subsided, I went home and asked for the children. The mother told me that they went to the mosque.
“A few minutes later, Abdulmajid, the elder brother of the deceased, came home horrified, to inform me that something heavy hit them on their way home and that his brother was there lying down on the road.
“When we got to him, I took him to the Funtua General Hospital where he was confirmed dead.”
The father said the deceased, who was burnt from chest downwards, was buried on Tuesday, according to Islamic rites.