{"id":119618,"date":"2025-06-11T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119618"},"modified":"2025-06-11T19:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:00:34","slug":"thunder-kills-two-in-nassarawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/thunder-kills-two-in-nassarawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder Kills Two in Nassarawa\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) has confirmed that two persons have been struck dead by thunderstorm.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">While one died instantly, the other died on the way to the hospital.\u00a0 A total of 4 persons were affected by the thunder strike in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Director-General of NASEMA, Benjamin Akwash stated this on Wednesday during a condolence visit to the families of the deceased and the injured.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NASEMA boss urged the bereaved families to accept what has happened as the will of God and prayed God to repose the souls of the deceased and give them the fortitude to bear the loss.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe governor asked us to visit and condole you over what happened and to also visit those receiving treatments.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are also to take inventory of destruction of property, if any, to assist in cushioning the effect of the disaster,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DG gave the families of the deceased an undisclosed amount of money to support them and promised to take care of the hospital bills of those receiving treatments.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) has confirmed that two persons have been struck dead by thunderstorm. 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