By Faith Awa Maji, Katsina
Over 300 farm lands and houses in 8 communities of Kafur local government area of Katsina State have been destroyed by ice pellets.
The disaster struck following a heavy downpour in the area that lasted for hours in the affected communities.
Chairman of Kafur Local Government Area of the State, Garba Kanya, confirmed it to newsmen on Monday that the heavy rain and ice pellets lasted for over three hours and destroyed farm lands and houses in Dutsen-Kura, Kanya and Gozaki wards.
He said several crops mostly maize, millet, rice, soya beans and pepper worth millions of naira were destroyed.
“After the incident, myself in company of some officials of the Council and the District Head of Kafur, Alhaji Abdulrahman Rabe, were there to sympathize with the people.
“We were conducted round the affected farmlands to see the level of destruction, it was disturbing because many farms and crops were destroyed.
“I urged them to take the incident in good faith and seek God’s intervention” he said.
According to Kanya, the local council had already reported the incident to the the State Emergency Management Agency for its intervention.
The affected communities are Gidan Sabo, Kabalawa, Unguwar Tsamiya, Dandabo, Unguwar Maigarma, Unguwar Danwada, Unguwar Wanzamai and Unguwar Fulani.
