*Says “I Can’t Still Use My Legs”
A survivor of the tragic off-campus party in Nsukka, Enugu State, which claimed four lives and left six others hospitalised, has narrated how he distributed alcoholic drinks to guests, assisted a female attendee who vomited and subsequently lost consciousness while cleaning up after her.
“It’s from there that I lost consciousness. I did not know what was going on,” the survivor said while recounting the events that preceded the tragedy.
Speaking in an interview following the incident, the survivor, who is receiving treatment, disclosed that he was gradually recovering but still experiencing difficulty moving his legs.
“Currently, I’m getting better. It’s just that my legs are still… I can’t still use my legs. They’re still stiff,” he said.
The incident occurred during a private celebration at Praise Lodge in the Hilltop area of Nsukka on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The gathering was reportedly organised to celebrate a friend who had completed his final-year examinations.
The survivor explained that he attended the gathering following an invitation from a friend he identified as Bruce.
According to him, preparations for the event included purchasing drinks, which were subsequently taken to the venue for the celebration.
He specifically mentioned “Magic Moments” while describing the drinks purchased for the gathering.
The survivor said that when the party commenced, he took responsibility for pouring drinks into cups and distributing them to those in attendance.
“As we started, I now poured the drinks in the cup,” he recalled.
He explained that he served the drinks to the attendees before the gathering continued with games and other activities.
When questioned about the number of people present, he said he could not remember the total number of participants or how many were male and female.
He also denied receiving money in connection with his involvement in the gathering.
The survivor disclosed that, at some point during the party, one of the female attendees began vomiting.
According to him, he assisted the affected person to the bathroom and helped with the cleaning before returning to attend to the area where the vomiting occurred.
He said that after cleaning up, he went to dispose of or put away the bucket he had used.
It was at that point, according to his account, that he suddenly lost consciousness.
“It’s from there that I lost consciousness. I did not know what was going on,” he repeated.
His account suggests that he was unable to explain what happened immediately afterwards because he had become unconscious.
During the interview, the survivor was questioned about the environment where the gathering took place, including the presence and location of a generator.
He confirmed that a generator was present and said it was positioned outside the corridor.
Asked how far the generator was from the location of the party, he indicated that it was not very far away.
However, he did not identify the generator as the cause of the incident, and no medical or investigative finding establishing such a connection was provided.
The survivor was also questioned about the quantity of drinks available at the gathering.
He indicated that only two bottles of the drinks under discussion were available and that the quantity was small.
He maintained that the gathering was not an event he personally organised, explaining that he attended because his friend invited him.
“My guy was the one that called me for the event,” he said.
The survivor also expressed shock over the consequences of the gathering, particularly the severity of his own condition.
He explained that he had not anticipated that drinking alcohol at the celebration could be followed by such a serious incident.
Reflecting on his experience, he expressed a determination not to repeat the circumstances that led him to the gathering.
When asked whether he was receiving appropriate care, he answered in the affirmative.
He also disclosed that he was not personally paying for his treatment at the time of the interview.
The survivor confirmed that people had visited him during his recovery and that he was receiving attention following the incident.
He was further questioned about suspicions that someone might have deliberately poisoned the drinks consumed at the gathering.
Responding, he explained that police officers had also asked whether he or the other attendees had problems with anyone or suspected that a person might have been responsible for what happened.
He said he did not suspect anybody.
The survivor did not identify any person as having poisoned the drinks or deliberately caused the deaths.
He was also asked about one of the people he had seen lying down during the incident. Although he acknowledged seeing someone in that condition, his account did not clearly establish what subsequently happened to that individual.
His testimony provides a personal account of the events preceding the tragedy, particularly the distribution of drinks, the illness experienced by one attendee and his own sudden loss of consciousness.
Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Professor Simon Ortuanya, confirmed that four people died and six others were hospitalised following the off-campus gathering.
Ortuanya disclosed that the university received a distress call at approximately 10 p.m. on November 11 and dispatched security personnel to the location.
Speaking on Thursday, November 12, the Vice-Chancellor said preliminary findings had raised concerns about alcohol consumption and possible drug-related substances.
However, he cautioned against drawing conclusions before the completion of investigations.
“The preliminary investigation and interim report point to alleged alcohol abuse or drug paraphernalia and things like that. But we are not conclusive on those matters,” Ortuanya said.
He described the incident as “a death too many” and announced three days of mourning.
The Vice-Chancellor also disclosed that the university was cooperating with security agencies to determine the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
He reiterated the institution’s prohibition of sign-out celebrations and warned students against activities capable of endangering their lives.
The Enugu State Police Command also confirmed that the victims, comprising two males and two females, reportedly became ill after consuming alcoholic beverages during the gathering.
According to the police account, four persons were confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital, while six others were taken for medical treatment.
The police recovered alcoholic beverages from the scene as part of the investigation.
The bodies of the deceased were deposited in a mortuary for autopsies to help establish the actual cause of death.
The police account did not establish that the victims died from a confirmed drug overdose, deliberate poisoning or any particular substance.
The survivor’s disclosure that a generator was located near the gathering also does not, on its own, establish whether fumes or any other environmental factor contributed to the incident.
Similarly, although he confirmed that alcoholic drinks were served and that a female attendee vomited before he lost consciousness, the precise cause of the illnesses and deaths remains undetermined.
The survivor’s statement is therefore one of the accounts that may help investigators reconstruct what happened during the private celebration.
His recollection of the drinks purchased, their distribution, the condition of one attendee, the location of the generator and his sudden loss of consciousness provides details of the gathering before the emergency.
However, the circumstances that caused four people to lose their lives and six others to require hospitalisation remain subject to police investigation and medical findings.
For the survivor, the immediate concern remains his recovery, particularly the continuing stiffness and difficulty moving his legs after regaining consciousness.
His account has added to questions surrounding the tragedy as the university and security authorities seek to establish what happened at the Nsukka gathering.
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