Friends and family of a 500-level student of Electrical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Nzete Ogochukwu Patrick, have taken to social media to mourn the death of the student.

Ogochukwu died after he was hit by a stray bullet in Ogume town in Ndokwa West local government area on Sunday, August 16.

According to reports, Nzete was on his way home from church when he got hit by a stray bullet following renewed hostilities in a communal clash within his community.

His untimely death led to a protest on Monday, August 17, where students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU) in Delta state, called on the state government to ensure the police investigates Nzete's killing and apprehend the culprits.