Residents Panic over Hail Storm in Abeokuta

Residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital,

Roads, rooftops and vehicles were covered with Ice blocks, which melted a few minutes later.

The rain began around 5:42pm. The weather was slightly windy.

It started suddenly and lasted about 27 minutes.

Many, who were in the open, reported being hit by a rain of ice blocks.

Frightened motorists, who did not know what was hitting their vehicles hurriedly parked by the roadsides.

According to one of the Abeokuta residents,

The experience was the same in Panseke, MKO Abiola Stadium and Kuto.

Mr. Denola Badejo of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, said he was afraid when the rain caught him driving.

He said:

Source: Legit.ng