Education

UNN confirms four students dead after an off-campus party in Nsukka; six in hospital, three days of mourning declared

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka has confirmed that four students died after an off-campus house party in the Hilltop area of Nsukka on Wednesday night, and that six others are in hospital. Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Ortuanya said 10 students attended the party, held to celebrate a friend who had finished his final-year examinations, and declared three days of mourning with academic and social activities suspended. Enugu State police have begun an investigation; the cause of death has not been established.