Tragedy In Ondo As Loud Speaker Kills 3-Year-Old Child During Church Service

By Niyi Olutunde, Akure

It was tragedy yesterday at the Holy Ghost International Church, Ijo Mimo area, Akure, the Ondo state capital, when a big loud speaker fell on a 3-year-old baby and killed the baby on the spot.

The saddening incident which occurred around 2pm during the Sunday Church service reportedly brought the service to an immediate end, as there was pandemonium over the heartbreaking incident.

CityMirrorNews online learnt that the child was around a place where the big loud speaker was hung during the service.

The speaker was said to have suddenly fell on the child, which accidentally led to his death instantly.

While another eyewitness account said that the loud speaker did not hit the child, but fell close to the child, saying that the child died as a result of shock that came from the sound of the loud speaker.

It was gathered that some of the Church members who managed to utter some words while crying and wailing, said the loud speaker had been there for long, wondering what caused it to fall.

While some others attributed the cause of the incident to the handiwork of the devil.

However, it was gathered that the corpse of the child has been buried at the Church premises amidst tears.

The Pastor of the church, according to information available, just resumed a month ago before this unfortunate incident, as the former Pastor was posted to Ibadan in Oyo State having served over 12 years.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Femi Joseph, said if the parents of the child had decided not to report to the police, there was nothing the police could do.