Nigeria, June 10 -- A 14-year-old student, Yahaya Tafida, was fatally struck by lightning during a rainstorm in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.

Family sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Monday while the teenager was playing football with friends at the Government Girls' Day Secondary School field in Lapai.

Eyewitnesses said the rainfall was accompanied by strong winds, forcing those at the field to seek shelter.

According to accounts from the scene, Master Yahaya reportedly ran under a tree to escape the downpour when lightning struck, killing him instantly.

The deceased was a student of Police Secondary School, Minna.

The incident has thrown the community into mourning, with resident...