Tragedy struck on Thursday at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka(UNN) in Enugu State, as six students were reportedly found dead inside an apartment in the Hilltop area of the university community.
The victims comprising five females and one male, were said to have completed their final examinations on Wednesday before their bodies were discovered on Thursday morning.
The incident has reportedly thrown the Hilltop community and the wider university environment into panic, with students and residents seeking answers over the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
The cause of death had not been established, and details surrounding what happened inside the apartment remained unclear.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson for Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, were unsuccessful, as calls put through to his telephone were not answered.