TRAGEDY IN BENUE STATE: Thunder strikes 2 brothers dead

 

TRAGEDY struck in Ioryiir village, Tse Agbragba, headquartres of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State, when it lost two brothers of the same parents to a thunder strike at the weekend.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that the brothers, who were in their 20s, Aondohemba Torto and Aondongu Torto, died instantly.
The victims, according to a source, were returning home from a construction work in the company of one of their brothers and two friends and made a stopover to watch a local football match at LGEA Primary School, Iorkyiir, when the incident occurred.
The two brothers, who were students of College of Education, Katsina-Ala, died on the spot, while the three others, Sonter and Ortiv Torto, as well as Joseph Yarkwan, were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The father of the deceased, Mr Angwe Torto, expressed saddness over the disaster, which he attributed to the will of God and prayed for the repose of their souls.