Thunder strikes
Commotion as lightning kills two, four injured in Imo community
Lightning has killed two persons and injured four others on Monday evening during heavy rainfall in Ndegwu in Owerri West LGA of Imo State.
The victims were Mr.Emeka Gerald Mbah, a 39-year-old from Umuejekaubi Umuahum Ndegwu, and his friend, Mr.Chigbumkpa Ernest Odionyenma, 36-year-old from Umuadi Umuogwuta in Ndegwu Community, and they died instantly during heavy rain at about 5 pm.
An eyewitness said the deceased were both married with kids and until their sudden demise were members of the Assemblies of God Church at Ndegwu.
He said the two victims and four others were hired to work as laborers at a building site in Umuogwuta village in Ndegwu when lightning suddenly enveloped the community with the accompanying thunder.
He explained that those who survived were thrown away into the building’s foundation and were seriously injured.
“It was like an electric spark and a heavy thunderstorm that shook the entire community. People were screaming in front of the site and when we rushed out we saw two figures lying down,” he said.
Sources im the community said the incident attracted residents of the area and many others who gnashed their teeth in pain and wondered what informed the thunder strike during the heavy rainfall.
The people were expectedly thrown into shock and mourning following the horrendous as concerns were raised over the circumstances surrounding the death of the two persons and the injured ones.
A source said, “We are shocked till now and we cannot comprehend the mystery of the thunder strike. We know from the way they were killed that it was not ordinary and for those who survived they must thank God for their lives.”