Four students die in Nsukka, Nigeria, six others hospitalised
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Charles Ugwuanyi, Senate candidate for Enugu North under the banner of the ADC, a Nigerian opposition party, is calling for a forensic investigation after four students died in Nsukka, Nigeria. He also calls for medical and psychological care for the six students hospitalised, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for the Enugu North senatorial district, is calling on the police to carry out a scientific and transparent investigation into the deaths of four students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). In a statement issued on Saturday, the former president of the Abuja chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) calls for measures to prevent a repeat of the tragedy.
The incident took place in an off-campus house in the Hilltop area of Nsukka, where ten students had gathered to celebrate the end of a classmate’s final-year exams. Six other students were hospitalised; the candidate calls for appropriate medical care and psychological support for them.
The university has declared three days of mourning and suspended its academic and social activities. The bodies of the deceased have been placed in the morgue for autopsy. Mr Ugwuanyi also calls on the administration to strengthen protection for students living off campus.
This statement follows the deaths of the four students, reported on 12 November, and the opening of a police investigation on 13 November.
