Herdsmen Groan As Thunder Kills 15 Cows In Ekiti |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

Air pollution, resulting from carcasses of some cows struck dead by thunder in Ekiti state, is imminent.

15 cows were struck dead at Ikogosi community in Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State, Saturday evening, during a heavy downpour.

A community leader in the town, Chief Ayo Ademilua, described the incident as a natural occurrence, but added it  was strange in the town.

According to him, the incident happened at the tourists site, Ikogosi Warm Spring along Ipole – Ekiti road.

He explained that the thunder struck during a torrential downpour between 4:00pm. and 6:02pm. on Saturday.

“The whole town shook when the thunder struck. Later, some commuters, coming into town, and those returning home from their farms, saw the Fulani herdersmen lamenting that it was the thunder that killed their cattle,” he said.

Also commenting on  the  incident, Onikogosi of Ikogosi Ekiti, Oba Abiodun Olorunnisola, said that the Herders were making spirited efforts to sell the dead cows to residents, saying that this portends health risk to his people.

The Monarch pointed out that he had already reached out to his colleague at Ipole Ekiti, Oba Oladele Babatola, on the need to alert the people against consuming such a desecrated meat.

“The two of us have explained to our subjects that there was an attempt to commence the sale of the cows, and we are making concerted efforts to prevail on intending buyers.”

The Monarch, however, called on government to evacuate the carcasses of the cows to prevent the spread of communicable diseases in the area.

Similar incident was reported in Ondo state, a year ago, when close to 40 cows were struck dead at a sacred hill in Ijare.