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Sad news: Thunder strike kills family of three in Benue community

Thunderstrike has killed a family of three near Tarau Gwer local government area in Benue state on Saturday night.

An eye witness Peter kwembe told The Nation that after heavy rainfall on Saturday there was a thunder strike which hit the thatch house which the family slept and killing them on the spot.

The death of the husband, wife and their five (5) year old son has thrown the entire community into mourning.

Kwembe described the incident as the first of its kind in the village.

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