Rainstorm kills woman, granddaughter in Bauchi

A devastating rainstorm has killed a 50-year-old pistillate and her four-year-old granddaughter, portion leaving a way of demolition successful Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

The victims, identified arsenic Aisha Sagir and Aisha Shuaibu, died aft dense rainfall accompanied by beardown winds battered Katsinawa Bara Village on Wednesday morning.

Confirming the incident, the State Police Command said the downpour, which occurred astatine astir 10 am, caused extended harm to houses, livestock, and different spot valued astatine millions of naira.

In a connection issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Ahmed, the constabulary described the incidental arsenic a tragic weather-related catastrophe that has thrown the affected assemblage into mourning.

The connection noted that officers from the Kirfi Divisional Police Headquarters were deployed to the country to measure the situation, enactment affected residents, and guarantee nationalist order.

Commissioner of Police Sani-Omolori Aliyu expressed condolences to the bereaved household and residents of the section authorities country implicit the nonaccomplishment of lives.

He besides sympathise...