Thunder strike allegedly masterminded by relations of victims has reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers in the agrarian Oro Ago community in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state.
It was reliably gathered that the incident, was attributed to the efforts of local vigilance team in the Igbomina Kwara axis aimed at checking security challenges in the area, happened three days ago.
A source among the Oro-Ago Development Union (ODU), a sociocultural organization of indigenes of the area, confirmed the incident, saying that members of the vigilance team in the area briefed the organization on the development.
It was also gathered from credible sources in the community that victims of kidnapping in the town had contracted the local vigilantes who vowed that they would used local charms to deal with the kidnappers who had been terrorising the town and its environs
In the viral video of the incident, it was gathered that the victims of the thunder strike were suspected members of an eight-man kidnap gang, who reportedly operated in Iwo, in Isin Local government area of the state about two weeks earlier.
The one-minute-13-seconds video clip showed decomposing bodies of three young persons, presumably in their 20s, already burnt beyond recognition in a bush, with flies all over the scene.
The voice in the short video clip said that: "We're members of the vigilance team in Igbomina Kwara. Our efforts against those perpetrating evil and kidnapping people in our area had yielded fruits. Thunder strike struck them dead. Three of them. God will continue to make us successful against the evil doers. We shall overcome them all by the grace of God. Thank you all".
Also, another video clip showed some Fulani herders, said to be relations of the victims of the thunderstrike, in a bush, bemoaning their loss. They ascribed the incident to act of God that cannot be questioned by anyone, saying that thunder strike is from God and can never be man-made.
Contacted,Kwara state police Commissioner Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, confirmed the incident saying that the command and its men had already commenced investigation on the development.
The Police boss said that veracity of the incident would be ascertained after diligent investigation.
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