Information reaching us at Checkout Magazine has it that no less than 15 cows were killed by lightening last Saturday at Ikogosi in Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
In his reaction to the incident, the Asaoye of Ikogosi-Ekiti, Chief Ayo Ademilua, described the incident as a natural occurrence, which he said was strange in the town.
Ademilua told journalists via phone on Sunday that the incident occurred at the Ikogosi Warm Spring site along Ipole-Ekiti road.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ikogosi Warm Spring is a notable tourism and recreational centre where warm and cold streams meet in Ekiti.
“The whole town shook when the thunder struck. Later, some commuters coming into town and those returning home from their farms saw Fulani herders lamenting that it was the lightning that killed their cattle,” he said.
Also speaking about the incident, the Onikogosi of Ikogosi Ekiti, Oba Abiodun Olorunnisola, said the herders were making efforts to sell the dead cows to residents, adding that this such act poses health risk to his people.
The monarch said he had already reached out to his colleague at Ipole-Ekiti, Oba Oladele Babatola, on the need to warn their subjects against consuming such a desecrated meat.
