The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has declared a three-day mourning period following the death of four students in an off-campus party in Nsukka.

The Vice-Chancellor, Simon Ortuanya, said this while addressing newsmen in Nsukka on Thursday, explaining that 10 students attended the party held on November 11, 2026, to celebrate a friend who had completed his final-year examinations.

Ortuanya said that, four of the students died after allegedly consuming substances suspected to be alcohol and drugs, while the six others were receiving treatment at different hospitals.

He also clarified that the students involved in the incident came from different departments, dismissing reports that all the victims were students of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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