A 24-year-old Art Education student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has described how he briefly lost consciousness during an off-campus gathering and later woke to find the host and other participants lying motionless on the floor, in an incident that left four students dead.
The student told Vanguard’s Crime Editor that the gathering was organised by his friend David to mark the end of final examinations. About 10 people met at the host’s residence at Hilltop, Nsukka. The host had bought two bottles of alcoholic drinks, Magic Moment and Best which the group shared while playing Truth and Dare. The party began around 11:30 a.m.
During the event, one participant began vomiting. The survivor took him to the toilet, asked him to clean up, then returned to wipe the floor. Moments later he lost consciousness and felt his legs grow stiff, leaving him unable to walk.
He regained awareness around 9 p.m. He heard someone remark that “a ghost was shaking,” then managed to look into the parlour and saw the host and others lying still. He contacted a friend who arrived, observed the scene and left. Another person who came began recording the students instead of offering help. A further friend later assisted in taking those affected to Bishop Shanahan Hospital and other facilities in Nsukka.
The survivor said the group remained in the parlour with doors and windows closed. A generator ran outside in the corridor while a fan operated inside the room. He rejected suggestions that illicit drugs were involved, stating that only the two bottles of alcohol had been consumed and that each person drank very little — “not even up to a quarter of a party cup.” He added that no one smoked.
University authorities have declared four students dead and ordered three days of mourning. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simon Otuanya, visited the survivor to check on his condition. Local government representatives, friends and police officers also called.
Officers asked whether the group had any dispute with anyone or suspected the drinks had been tampered with. The survivor said the host was not known for keeping malice and that he himself saw the host among those on the floor; the host’s brother later confirmed he was receiving treatment at Bishop Shanahan Hospital.
The survivor, whose legs remained stiff though his condition had begun to improve, said the episode was his first experience with alcohol and would be his last.
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