Four UNN students die of ‘hard drug overdose’
Verified: 3 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 3 of them from Nigeria. 4 killed, according to 3 outlets.
In a now viral clip, PREMIUM TIMES counted seven of the victims lying unconscious on the floor of the apartment.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
From the headlines of its reports in its last 2 days, each with the outlets that report it.
- Killed
- 43 outlets: premiumtimesng.com, punchng.com +1· latest Nov 12, 11:30 PM UTCFour UNN students die, six hospitalised after sign-out party ↗
3 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: Premium Times Nigeria, The Punch, Vanguard News · how we count
- Nov 12, 3:34 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisFour UNN students die of ‘hard drug overdose’premiumtimesng.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:35 PM UTC+2 hUNN confirms death of four students during house partypremiumtimesng.com (again) ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 12, 5:37 PM UTC+2 hUNN confirms four students dead after off-campus partypunchng.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 5:37 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 12, 5:38 PM UTC+2 hUNN declares four students dead, orders three-day mourningvanguardngr.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:44 PM UTC+3 hUNN confirms death of four students during house partypremiumtimesng.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 11:30 PM UTC+8 hFour UNN students die, six hospitalised after sign-out partypunchng.com (again) ↗
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