Yusuf Bello|
The management of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has confirmed that the court’s Finance and Accounts Director, Anthony Okwecheme was swept away by the flood that ravaged parts of on Friday.
Okwecheme was said to have gone missing when his official car, in which he was being driven to the airport, ran into a flooded road and was submerged.
The incident occurred around 8 a.m. close to a construction site along Galadimawa roundabout in Abuja.
According to reports, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials who came to the scene failed to rescue Okecheme and his driver who were reportedly trapped in the flood for about an hour before the water swept away the director.
While the finance director was swept away by the flood, his driver was later rescued and taken to Asokoro hospital, Abuja.
His car, which was filled with mud water, was later pulled out of the ravines by the rescuers.
Two young girls said to be Okecheme’s children were seen weeping uncontrollably at the scene of the tragedy.
The court’s spokesperson, Mrs. Tabitha Kangiwa confirmed the incident.
With agency reports
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