Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Jigawa, kills two, renders many homeless
At least two persons including a three-month-old baby were killed, in a rainstorm in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Spokesman of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, SC Adamu Shehu Jigawa, Jigawa State Command confirmed the incident to DAILY POST on Saturday. He said the incident happened Monday, June 8, 2020, around 12:00 AM when a heavy downpour characterised with windstorm wreaked havoc in the area. Adamu said the rainstorm rendered hundreds of households homeless and resulted in the death of two minor and many injured.
He explained that those who lost their lives including, a three-month-old baby and a six-year-old boy.
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