Tansi College, Umudo, Okpuno Awka, Anambra state, says it was holding post trauma counseling sessions for students following the lightning strike accident that befell the school.

Recently, three students of the school were struck dead by lightning while playing football. Six others were injured in the incident and were taken to a hospital.

Rev. Fr Fidelis Izuako, Principal of the college, made this known when the leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Anambra Chapter paid the college a condolence visit.

Reverrend Izuako, who commended the students for quickly overcoming the shock, said the lightning the left an indelible scar in the life of the school.

The priest commended Nigerians especially the body of sports writers for their solidarity with the school.

"We are having general post trauma counseling for the students. Immediately the incident happened, they became very much afraid especially those in the affected class. Some of them were still visualising how they were relating with the deceased before the incident.

"They were afraid to sleep in their various apartments, they are living in clusters because the trauma was much on them.

"But we have psychologists who have been coming, talking to them and helping them to overcome their fear," he said.

Rev. Fr. Izuako added the six students who survived the lightning strike have fully recovered and were presently with their parents.

He said this would enable them regain full consciousness, confidence and become completely reintegrated.

The Principal said this category of students will undergo personal counselling when they return to school.

In a remark, Chimezie Anaso, Chairman of SWAN in Anambra commiserated with the parents and school management over the incident and sad loss of three students.

Anaso, who led other members of the newly elected Executives to deliver the association's condolence letter, commended Tansi International College for their commitment and contributions to sports development in Anambra and the country by extension.

He said the unfortunate incident should not discourage the school from engaging in sporting activities or cause the students to withdraw from developing their psychomotor domains.

Recall that lightning hit nine students of the college during a mild rain while they were playing football on the pitch on Nov. 5, leaving three of them dead.