An
ancient tree (believed by some to be a tree of the gods) fell on
Thursday May 16th, killing over 50 people at Umudagu Mbieri, Mbaitoli in
Imo State. The Osisi Ukwu Uko, which has been in existence for over 200
years, fell during heavy rainstorm around 8pm Thursday night,
collapsing on buildings, people selling their wares and customers buying
good in a market under the tree. Those who didn't die lost body parts
and are being treated at the hospital.
People in the community had for many years called for the removal of
the tree over safety concerns but the community elders refused to chop
the tree down arguing that it was an ancestral landmark.
Some people in the village are speculating that the gods occupying
the tree were angry with the villages over something and decided to
strike.
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