UNN social gathering tragedy: How I regained consciousness, discovered pals mendacity lifeless – Survivor

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By Linda Ikeji
13 November 2026, 5:26 pm

A survivor of the signing-out ceremony the place 4 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State college students died and 6 others have been hospitalised has recounted his expertise.

Speaking to Vanguard, the 24-year-old stated it was his first time consuming alcohol, expressing remorse over the expertise and vowing by no means to drink once more.

Recounting how he attended the gathering after being invited by a buddy recognized as David, who organised the social gathering to have a good time the completion of his examinations, the survivor stated the social gathering began at about 11.30pm at an residence within the Hilltop space of Nsukka, with about 10 individuals in attendance. He acknowledged that he nevertheless misplaced consciousness after he drank alcohol.

“My friend organised the party and invited me. He said I should come. Then, he brought Magic Moments and Best. We bought them and took them home. The party began around 11.30pm. We started playing games, truth or dare. It is just like a fun game where if you are told to say the truth, you say the truth about something, and if they dare you to do something, you do it” he said

The survivor said the game was purely for entertainment and that participants were not paid to take part.

Recounting how he collapsed, he said one of the male attendees vomited during the gathering, prompting him to help the person clean up.

“At a point, one of the boys vomited, and I took him to the bathroom and told him to clean himself up. I brought out a rag to clean the curtain he vomited on. When I finished, I went to drop the bucket of water. I lost consciousness there” he stated

He defined that the gathering came about within the parlour of a one-bedroom residence, the place the home windows have been shut and a fan was getting used.

According to him, though the residence had an air conditioner, it was not switched on, whereas a generator was working outdoors the hall, not removed from the place they have been.

On the amount of alcohol consumed, he stated the drinks have been shared in small quantities as a result of the group had solely two bottles.

“It was a party cup. It was not up to a quarter of the party cup that we used. We took small quantities because we had only two bottles. If we were to serve it full, it would not have gone round,” he stated.

Speaking on his well being situation, the survivor stated he was recovering however remained unable to make use of his legs correctly.

“Currently, I am getting better. It is just that my legs are still stiff. I cannot still use my legs,” he stated.

Reflecting on the incident, he stated he was nonetheless struggling to return to phrases with what occurred, significantly as a result of he had by no means consumed alcohol earlier than.

“I feel so numb because I never even thought of what would happen at first, because this is just the first time I am taking alcohol and it has got me to this extent. So I am not really proud of it. But I know that this will be the last of it,” he stated.

The survivor additionally stated he couldn’t set up whether or not the drinks had been contaminated, including that he has been repeatedly requested him if somebody may need poisoned them.

He stated cops additionally questioned him about whether or not he had any disagreement with anybody or suspected anyone of making an attempt to hurt him.

However, he stated he instructed the officers that he didn’t suspect anybody.