It was a tragic day yesterday at Bayan Tasha, Angwan Rogo, Jos when two members of the same family were killed when lightening struck during the early morning rain.

The siblings, named  Salihu Danjuma Ibrahim and Salisu Ibrahim died on the spot when they were electrocuted after a series of bizzare chain reactions occured after the lightening strike.

Bello Lukman who shared the tragic news said “the lightening caused a 33 KV high tension wire above to spark above the shop where the boys were perched to avoid the rain. The spark caused the high tension wire to fall to the ground with a loud bang.

The loud sound cause the two brothers to run out of the shop because of the confusion it generated – unfortunately, as they ran out, the high tension wires were firmly lodged on the ground making contact with the water on the ground and as they made to escape, they got electrocuted and died instantly.

The two deceased have since been buried according to Islamic rites.

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Lightening strike kills two brothers in Jos