Among the Luba people of DR Congo, this is known as "Kansonda"[1]. It is said to be a mystical targeted weapon sent towards an individual as a punishment or ret

Among the Luba people of DR Congo, this is known as "Kansonda"[1]. It is said to be a mystical targeted weapon sent towards an individual as a punishment or retaliation for committing some grievous act. Another lightning weapon is "Nkuba". This may sound crazy and get downvoted to oblivion but as a kid I witnessed someone invoking lightning at will - twice - on a cloudy afternoon. This person was form the Luba nation and he claimed to have the power to invoke lightning. He was challenged by the crowd to prove his claim and so he went on and on about it then started making an incantation in Tshiluba then suddenly clapped his hands: immediately there was a loud thunder and lightning. He repeated this and there was a loud thunder again. Later in life I postulated that he could have just been trained into the art of telling when lightning is about to strike, which is probably possible given than DR Congo has an unusually high incidence rate of lightning compared to the rest of the world[2][3]. [1] https://habarirdc.net/quatres-armes-mytiques-grand-kasai-kansonda-nkuba-nteta-tshibindi-luba/ https://habarirdc.net/quatres-armes-mytiques-grand-kasai-kan... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/23/weatherwatch-humid-climate-of-the-drc-the-worlds-lightning-capital https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/nov/23/weatherwatch-hu... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_lightning#/media/File:Global_Lightning_Frequency.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_lightning#/med...