Panic as thunder kills herbalist in Ekiti

A middle-aged man, Babatunde Sule, has been struck dead by thunder in Aramoko in Ekiti State.
The victim, said to be an employee of Ekiti State House of Assembly Commission, was struck to death in his rented apartment located at Oke-Oja area of the town.
Reports said the incident occurred shortly after a heavy downpour which lasted for about two hours.
The eyewitness added that the herbalist was also a notable traditionalist and a chieftain of the traditional worshipers association in the community.
“There was a thunder strike, which entered the deceased’s home and struck him in the chest right where he was cooking in the kitchen,” an eyewitness said.
“A person staying nearby within the same compound and who was said to have been terrified by the intensity of thunder strike had run into the kitchen to meet the deceased, but unfortunately it was his lifeless body he saw.
“The unfortunate incident caught everybody in the town unawares because the victim was a notable person in the town and immediately the news filtered into town, an attempt was made to contact some “Sango” worshippers. They also had to report the matter to the divisional police station in the town.”
“The traditional rites have begun and it will last for seven days in the community, which is expected to be accompanied by a downpour. This type of incident had never happened in this town. That is why everybody is panicking.”