Report has it that a heavy downpour accompanied by ice pellets has destroyed more than 300 farms in eight communities in Kafur local government area in Katsina state.
Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Kafur Local Government Area in Katsina State, Alhaji Garba Kanya, told newsmen on Monday in Katsina that heavy rain and ice pellets lasted for over three hours and affected farms and houses in Dutsen-Kura, Kanya and Gozaki wards.
About six communities were affected.
Kanya said that several crops mostly Maize, Millet, Rice, Soya beans and Pepper were destroyed.
According to him, the crops destroyed by the disaster are worth millions of naira.
