Windstorm kills man in FCT council

A man, Shuaibu Aliyu, has been reportedly killed in a windstorm which wreaked havoc in Kwaita village in Kwali Area Council of the FCT.

A resident, Ibrahim Yahaya, said the incident happened last Thursday around 6pm when a windstorm destroyed houses in the community.

 He said Aliyu died on the spot after part of his house collapsed on him.

City & Crime also gathered that electric poles and high-tension cables along the Abuja-Lokoja highway were affected by the windstorm.