Thunder strike has killed a family of three near Tarau Gwer local government area in Benue state on Saturday night, The Nation reports.

An eye witness Peter kwembe told The Nation that after heavy rainfall on Saturday there was a thunder strike which hit the thatch house which the family slept and killing them on the spot.

The death of the husband, wife and their five (5) year old son has thrown the entire community into mourning.

Kwembe  described the incident as the first of its kind in the village.

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