Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Abuja zone, has said the death of some of its members due to economic hardship alongside poor remuneration of academics and unfavourable working conditions.
The 1st zonal coordinator, ASUU, Abuja zone, Salahu Muhammed made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja.
Muhammad said no fewer than 46 academics lost their lives in universities under the Abuja zone.
They are the University of Abuja, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State University, Nasarawa, and the Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai.
He said that the union recently lost an eminent Professor of Fisheries, Johnson Oyero, of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, due to inability to afford quality medical facilities.
He decried the payment to their members, of an amputated two-month salaries by the Federal Government out of the seven and a half month withheld salaries.
