A heavy cloak of mourning has fallen on the students of Esut college of medicine as one of their students died yesterday at around 8pm yesternight.
The student who happens to be a final year medical student of the college due to write his final exams by may this year took ill few days ago and was rushed to college owned Esut teaching hospital, all necessary diagnosis was carried out but none gave clue to the cause of his sudden illness. However late into the sickness he started developing symptoms of lasser fever which prompted the doctors to diagnose him of the disease.
Lassa fever a disease known to kill within eight days of his occurence, led to the unripe death of this young man Identified as okachukwu paschal.
As at the time of filing this report,the students have started mourning rally and academic activities have been shotdown.
It is worthy to note that this is the first time a student of this college is dying since its 15 years history.

N.B_will be uploading the rally pix as it progresses.