Five indigenes of Obidi, Agwa, in the Oguta local government area of Imo State, were on Tuesday killed by a thunderstorm.
A source identified as Ikenna disclosed that four others were lying in critical condition at the hospital after the incident following a brief rainfall that evening.
Already, fear has enveloped the entire community over the incident. Most of the indigenous people said the thunderstorm seemed mysterious, especially as the rain was not a heavy downpour.
Ikenna said, “Just a little rain that rained in the community on Tuesday but hit three people that died instantly. It killed a young man and four elderly women who were traders. Four people are still in the hospital—the thunderstruck a heavy tree which hitherto provided shade for the people.
“The community was said to have killed their traditional ruler some time back. We are scared it may have been a sign of sacrilege because we have not seen anything like this before”.
Another source who pleaded anonymity said parents had warned their children not to return home in the meantime so the ill wind would blow away.
