7 Feared Dead At UNN Graduates’ Celebration In Enugu

Seven persons have reportedly died during a graduation celebration at a private residence in Nsukka, Enugu State, throwing the University of Nigeria, Nsukka community into shock.

The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday night at Hilltop, an off-campus residential area in Nsukka, where a group of people believed to be students of the university had gathered to celebrate the completion of their academic programmes.

Reports circulating on social media identified the deceased as Pharmacy graduates of the institution, although their identities had yet to be officially confirmed.

The gathering was reportedly organised as a sign-off party, with some participants sharing photographs and videos of the celebration on social media before the incident.

However, the celebration allegedly ended in tragedy, leaving seven people dead under circumstances that remained unclear as of the time of filing this report.

An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the incident as a tragic development for the Nsukka community.

Videos circulating on social media purportedly showed the bodies of some of the victims inside a room at the residence.

Meanwhile, the university’s spokesperson, Sunday Inya Egwu, said he was at the hospital gathering information about the incident when contacted.

He disclosed that he was yet to establish the identities of the deceased or confirm whether they were students of the institution.

The university had yet to issue an official statement confirming the incident, the identities of the victims or their student status as of the time of filing this report.

The cause of the deaths also remained unknown.