A man whose name on Twitter is @edechiene shared a tweet in which he mourned the young man whose death was unexpected.
According to the grieving man, Stephen died while serving in the north as a doctor. He said that his friend had been an A student all his life.
This was despite the fact that his parents were poor and were suffering from stroke. The deceased, according to his friend, had managed to pull through all financial difficulties to attain top grades. Hence, his sudden death is a painful loss.
See the post below:
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Many Nigerians were also saddened by the death of this friend. They experienced their grief in the comment section. See some of the reactions below:
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019
Dr. Ike Stephen is dead. Hit by a Keke while serving his country in faraway North.
Best in his class, suffered to attend and finished Medical Sch. Father is hospitalized for weeks now and the Mother is suffering from a stroke.
Hope of the family is gone. Ndi Ebonyi reach out. pic.twitter.com/AE0BAnmLpY
— WE THE PEOPLE!!! (@edechiene) May 9, 2019