Four suspected UNN students found dead after alleged drug overdose at hostel party

Four people have reportedly died following a house party at End in Praise Lodge in the Hilltop area of Nsukka, near the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

According to TheCable, officials of the university’s Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerian Students (PANS) confirmed that the bodies of two men and two women were deposited at Faith Foundation Hospital.

PANS president Onah Olisaemeka said he visited the mortuary and did not recognise any of the deceased as pharmacy students, contrary to claims.

“I also personally viewed the deceased, and I can confirm that I did not recognise any of them as a pharmacy student,” he said.

Association editor Uzoma Maduakonam said the victims were rushed to hospital after a party but did not survive.

A viral WhatsApp message alleged that mixing alcohol and hard drugs caused the deaths, but this remains unverified.

Other reports cited different death tolls. The university had not issued a statement as of Thursday, and the cause remained undetermined.