Gov Mbah mourns 4 UNN college students, orders investigation

… Seeks ban on sign-out celebrations

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed deep grief over the passing on of 4 college students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), who reportedly died throughout an off-campus sign-out social gathering for one in every of their associates, describing it as a heartbreaking loss.

Mbah described the incident as a grievous loss, not just for the deceased’s instant households and UNN, however to Enugu State as an entire, and referred to as for a ban on sign-out menace amongst undergraduates, noting that it had introduced too many sorrows to households and tertiary academic establishment within the nation.

This was contained in a press assertion launched by the Governor’s media aide,  Mazi Uche Anichukwu, on Thursday.

“I acquired with impolite shock and deep sense of loss the information of the off-campus sing-out social gathering resulting in the loss of life of 4 college students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and hospitalisation of six others.

“This is a grievous loss not solely to the instant households of the deceased and the college, but additionally to us as a state. Losing them of their prime and together with their promising future cuts as deeply as a pointy knife. We, subsequently share on this grief and pray God to grant their households, associates, and the UNN neighborhood the equanimity to bear the heartbreaking loss.

“Our hearts exit to their mother and father specifically, who sacrificed private comforts to sponsor their kids via the college, however solely to face this unhappy flip of occasions.

“As a authorities, we’ve got ordered a radical investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths and can work intently with the college authorities and safety businesses to get to the roots of the unhappy growth and forestall a recurrence.

“In the meantime, I’ve suspended my scheduled city corridor assembly with the UNN neighborhood on Friday, November 13, 2026, as we be part of the college in mourning the lifeless.

“Going forward, we will work with the authorities of tertiary institutions to enforce a full ban on sign-out parties and other excessive celebrations, a trend that has cost more lives and brought more sorrows than joy to families and higher institutions of learning,” the governor said.

Mbah additionally referred to as for extra enlightenment campaigns by related businesses and establishments on the implications of drug use and abuse.