Jubilation over first rainfall in Maiduguri after weather hit 42 degrees celsius

Residents of Maiduguri, Borno capital and environs were seen on Saturday jubilating following the first rainfall they witnessed in 2016.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who went round parts of Maiduguri town reports that the rain started around 4:30 a.m. and lasted for about one hour.

Some of the residents, who spoke to NAN, said that they were delighted that the rain had come early this year as against the previous years.

According to them, the early rain will reduce the excessive heat being experienced in the state.

Malam Ayuba Balu, a resident, said that residents were forced to sleep in the open due to the harsh weather which had reached 42 Degrees Celsius.

Balu said that the commencement of the rain would reduce the huge money being spent by residents to buy ice blocks, cold drinks and water to quench their thirsts.

Malam Galtumari Bulama, a farmer in Maiduguri metropolis, who described the rainfall as “a sign of blessing”, said he would soon mobilise to his farmland.

“I have being praying for the rain to commence, I can now go back to farm with the hope of making a bumper harvest,” Bulama said. (NAN)

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