A Chinese employee of ASBA Mining Company Group has died after collapsing at a quarry site in Wasa village on the outskirts of Abuja.
Police said the incident was first reported on Monday afternoon by a staff member, Mohammed Abdulkareem, who told officers at Kabusa Division that the victim, 53-year-old Cao Chunri, slumped at the company premises around 2 p.m. on Sunday.
He was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre in Jabi, where doctors later confirmed him dead.
Zagazola Makama revealed that Investigators visited the hospital to document the remains and also inspected the quarry site as part of early checks.
The body has since been placed in the FMC Jabi mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
The State Criminal Investigation Department has opened a probe to determine what led to the worker’s collapse and subsequent death.
