- The incident occurred at Onigbegiri junction of Eyenkorin on Thursday evening during a downpour
- The victims are a tea seller, popularly known as Maitea, and his customer
A lightning has reportedly killed two persons during thunderstorm at Eyenkorin in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State.
A lightning is the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity. It’s usually followed by a thunder caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge.
The victims are a tea seller, popularly known as Mai tea, and his customer.
According to the Punch, the incident occurred at Onigbegiri junction of Eyenkorin on Thursday evening during a downpour.
An eyewitness, Mr Mojeed Onigbegiri, who spoke with journalists said the tea seller, a Hausa man, and an unidentified man, who came to buy tea died instantly when the lightning struck during the heavy rainfall in the area at about 6:30pm.