A
pregnant women (names withheld) and a middle aged man, identified as Barber,
were, yesterday, killed by lightning during a downpour in Gboko Local
Government Area of Benue State.
Vanguard gathered from eyewitnesses that
the deceased persons were both operating a business premises at a popular hotel
on Gboko West area of the town when they met their untimely death.
According
to an eyewitness, the victims had close shop for the day and where locking up
their business premises at 7p.m. when they were simultaneously struck.
According
to one Mr. Haanya Aondoakaa, who claimed he witnessed the incident, “when the
rain started we were all happy because we have had scarcity of rains this year,
but the thunder and lightning that accompanied the rain scared everyone.
“It was
not quite long after the rain started that we heard loud screams and wailing
which compelled people to scamper for safety.
“In the
mist of that confusion, we discovered that the two victims were struck to death
by the lightning.
“It was a
sorry sight. But we managed to render assistance by taking them to a hospital
for medical attention, which was however too late in coming because they were
already dead.”
When
contacted, the chairman of Gboko Local Government Area, Mr. Nahan Zenda
confirmed the incident, he added that the council reported the incident to the
police, and officers were quickly deployed men to the area.
vanguard
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