Four young people, believed to be students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), have died following a house party at End in Praise Lodge in the Hilltop area of Nsukka, Enugu State, amid unverified allegations that the deaths resulted from the consumption of hard drugs mixed with alcohol.
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The incident, which reportedly occurred after a party held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, has generated concern within the university community, with conflicting accounts emerging about the identities of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The President of the UNN chapter of the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerian Students (PANS), Onah Olisaemeka, and the association’s Secretary, Obasi Chibuike, confirmed the deaths in a joint statement issued on Thursday, November 12.
However, they dismissed reports circulating within the university community that the deceased were pharmacy students.
According to the student leaders, efforts were made to verify the identities of the victims by visiting Faith Foundation Hospital, where their bodies had been deposited.
The association disclosed that the deceased comprised two males and two females, none of whom was recognised by its representatives as a pharmacy student.
“I personally visited Faith Foundation Hospital, where the bodies of four deceased persons (two boys and two girls) from the incident were deposited at the mortuary,” the statement read.
“I also personally viewed the deceased, and I can confirm that I did not recognise any of them as a pharmacy student.”
The student leaders explained that further enquiries suggested that two of the deceased were familiar personalities within the UNN social media community.
The two were identified by their popular online names, Rymez and Golden, who were reportedly known for street vlogging and dance-related content, respectively.
They maintained that investigations and enquiries were continuing to establish the identities of all those affected by the incident.
The association also appealed to members of the university community to avoid circulating unverified information or making speculative claims about the circumstances of the deaths.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this unfortunate incident,” the statement added.
Providing further details, the Editor-in-Chief of the association, Uzoma Maduakonam, confirmed that the incident occurred after a house party held at the lodge.
She explained that the gathering followed the conclusion of final examinations by final-year pharmacy students on Tuesday, a circumstance that appeared to have contributed to speculation that the deceased belonged to the department.
Maduakonam, however, maintained that representatives of the pharmacy students who visited the hospital could not identify any of the victims as their colleagues.
“It was after a house party held at the hostel. And the students were immediately rushed to the hospital. But none of them survived it,” she said.
“Though the final-year students of pharmacy wrote their final papers on Tuesday, the president and classmates who visited the hospital couldn’t identify any of the students as their colleagues.”
Meanwhile, allegations have emerged that the deaths followed the consumption of a combination of hard drugs and alcohol during the gathering.
In a WhatsApp message circulating online, purportedly written by a colleague of one of the deceased, the writer claimed that some participants began collapsing around midnight on Tuesday after consuming the substances.
“It was not poison that killed them; it was a mixture of hard drugs and alcohol,” the message claimed.
“The house party was held on Tuesday night, and they started collapsing around midnight because the mixture was very strong.”
The writer further alleged that the victims were discovered after a neighbour attempted to contact the host of the gathering but received no response.
“Then, a neighbour of the host went to knock on his door yesterday night, but nobody responded. They broke down the door and that was how they found dead bodies everywhere,” the message stated.
The circulating account also claimed that another person was receiving treatment in hospital and that medical tests had indicated a hard drug overdose.
However, the identity of the person allegedly hospitalised, the medical findings and the circumstances described in the message have not been independently confirmed.
The account also differs from the pharmacy association’s statement that the four deceased persons were rushed to hospital following the party.
As of the time of reporting, no official medical or toxicological findings had been provided to establish the cause of the four deaths.
It also remained unclear whether all four deceased persons were registered students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Although the incident occurred in the university’s host community and involved persons believed to be associated with the institution, their identities and student status had yet to be officially established.
The university management had not issued an official statement on the incident as of the time of the report.
The development has prompted concerns and speculation within the Nsukka university community, particularly over the circumstances in which four young people died following a private gathering.
While allegations of drug and alcohol consumption have circulated, the exact cause of death remains unconfirmed pending authoritative findings.
The pharmacy students’ leadership has consequently urged restraint in the circulation of information about the incident while efforts continue to establish the identities of the victims and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
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