Reports making the rounds online claim that Benin City, the Edo state capital, on Sunday, February 18, experienced rain in form of ice blocks.
According to Nigerian Tribune, some students of the University of Benin confirmed the incident. According to them, the ice rain, which first started as a drizzle, started at some minutes after 4:00 pm.
It was gathered that the rainfall, however, gradually increased in tempo, before it fizzled out into normal heavy rainfall.
Some notable Nigerian cities; Jos, Abuja and Abeokuta had previously experienced rainfall of ice.