Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Tansi International College community over the loss of three of its pupils to lightning.

Soludo sent his message in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime.

Recall that lightning struck the school football pitch on Saturday while some pupils were playing football in the rain, hitting nine of them and three later died.

The deceased students were Obi Chukwunwuike, 16, from Nteje, Anambra, Obeta Uchechukwu, 16, from Nsukka, Enugu State, and Usulor Chidubem from Ezza, Ebonyi State.

Soludo said he acknowledged the magnitude of the loss to the state and offered prayers to God to grant both the school and the bereaved families the strength to bear the irreplaceable loss

Soludo urged pupils to seek shelter indoors and abstain from outdoor activities under the rains, as lightning could strike without warning.

“May the departed souls rest in eternal peace, and may solace find its way to the hearts of the grieving families, the Tansi International College community, and the entirety of Anambra,” he said.

(NAN)