A final-year student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology Mbah Ezinne has been found dead in her room.
Ezinne, a student of the department of Anatomy, was on Sunday found lying lifeless in her apartment.
The ugly incident was discovered after she was not seen in her church.
It was gathered that shortly after service began Ezinne’s friends and family attempted to reach her in the phone but a voice prompt repeated that her mobile line was not reachable.
One Chisom Onyedikachi told Sahara Reporters that she and other friends and family could not reach Ezinne by Monday morning, they were concerned.
Worried for her safety and well-being, her brother Stephen and some of her friends embarked on a journey to her residence in Enugu.
When they arrived there by Monday afternoon, peering through her window, they found Ezinne and a male friend, who happened to be her coursemate, lying on the floor.
Overwhelmed by shock and disbelief, Stephen tried to access the apartment but was advised by neighbours to involve the police before any further action would be taken.
Local authorities were summoned, and the victims were taken to the hospital.
Ezinnewas pronounced dead on arrival while her male friend whose identity was yet to ascertained was revived.
As of Tuesday morning, her male friend was still battling for life in the hospital.