Members and staff of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) were thrown into mourning, on Tuesday over the death of one of their own, Jessey A. Audu.

A staff member of the NUT, Ibrahim Adamu, said the incident happened at Gwahaon in Gwagalada Area Council.

He said the deceased left home for office, but suddenly slumped and fell into a drainage near an Army checkpoint in the area.

He said it was some passersby who saw the deceased lying inside the drainage who raised the alarm.

Adamu added that the police, with the help of some passerby, identified the deceased and immediately called some staff of the NUT, who rushed to the scene and evacuated him to the hospital.

He said the doctors at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada, later confirmed Jessey dead, and his remains were deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

Our reporter learnt that the deceased was a cleaner with the FCT NUT state office and a native of Yelwa community in Toto LGA of Nasarawa state, but resided in Unguwar Dodo in Gwagwalada Area Council.

It was also learnt that the deceased who is married to one wife and had children was hale and hearty, when left home around 7:12 am.

The Chairman of the FCT wing of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Mohammed Abdullahi Shafas, also confirmed the death to our reporter on Tuesday.

“I just returned from the morgue where we deposited the remains of Jessy,” he said.

However, some staff members who spoke to our reporter, said the deceased was at work on Monday and cleaned up the offices and surroundings until he closed for work and went back home.

“In fact, we were together on Monday, after he cleaned up everywhere until around 4: pm after closing work and left home. And he was looking hale and hearty,” a staff member simply identified as Chris told our reporter.

A police source at Gwagwalada division also confirmed Jessey’s death. (Daily Trust)