How Four University of Nigeria’s Students Died After Off-Campus Party – VC Opens Up

. Declares 3 days mourning

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State, has confirmed that four students died following an off-campus gathering within the university community, declaring three days of mourning in their honour.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, disclosed this in a statement posted on the university’s Facebook page on Thursday, adding that six other students who attended the gathering were receiving treatment at different hospitals.

According to the statement, 10 students from different departments attended the party organised to celebrate a friend who had completed his final-year examinations. The four deceased reportedly died after consuming substances suspected to be alcohol and drugs.

“Within these three days, all social and academic activities will be suspended in the University,” Ortuanya said, describing the incident as “a death too many”.

The university management expressed condolences to the families of the deceased, saying, “The Management, staff and the students of the University of Nigeria share in their grief at this difficult moment and pray for the repose of the souls of the departed.”

The university also clarified that the students involved came from different departments, dismissing reports that they were all members of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The incident occurred at an off-campus lodge in the Hilltop area of Nsukka, where four people were reported dead after a gathering. Videos circulating on social media showed several people lying motionless inside a room.