Governor Chukwuma Soludo has expressed sadness over the death of some students of Tansi International College Okpuno Awka.

 

Governor Soludo is also mourning the death of his own father at the age of 92, extends condolences to the Tansi International College community, their grieving students, as well as the bereaved families who lost their three children following the devastating effects of electrostatic discharge from lightening that unfolded on their school grounds .

 

The deceased include sixteen-year old Obi Francis Chukwunwuike from Nteje,Anambra State , sixteen-year old Obeta Michael Uchechukwu from Nsukka, Enugu State and nineteen-year old Usulor Chidubem Emmanuel from Ezza, Ebonyi State.

 

Governor Soludo acknowledged the profound magnitude of the loss to the State and offered prayers to the God to grant both the school and the bereaved families the strength to endure this irreplaceable loss

 

To avert the possibility of such incidents in the future, Governor Soludo urges students to seek shelter indoors and abstain from outdoor activities once the rain begins to fall, as lightning can strike without warning.