A second year student of Bachelor of Business Management at the University of Zambia has committed suicide by hanging himself.

Mashuko Kanjipite was found hanging on the bathroom window in his room around 09:00 hours yesterday and rushed to Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Reasons for the suicide are not yet clear but fellow students took to social media pouring out their grief and shock.

Zambia Police assistant public relations officer Godfrey Chilabi has confirmed the suicide to Kalemba in a statement, saying an inquiry file had been opened in the matter.