According to Punch Newspaper, the student, simply identified as Adaeze, was a 200-level undergraduate of Accounting.
Adaeze’s lifeless body was reportedly found on Friday in her off-campus residence in Aluu, a community near the university.
The cause of her death could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report on Monday.
Speaking on the latest incident, the Dean of Student Affairs, UNIPORT, Chima Wokocha, said the lifeless body of the student was found in her off-campus residence and brought to a health facility in the school by some of her neighbours.
He stated, “Her body was brought to the Chief Lulu-Brigss Health Centre by people who live around her in her lodge.
“She didn’t die in the university hostel. She died in her off-campus residence in Aluu and the scene of the crime was visited by the management of the university, including my humble self.
“The police were there with us also. We acknowledge the fact that she had taken a substance and passed out because there was a bottle of a substance that was found by her side.
“The parents have come there and I think they are making arrangements to take the body.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying that investigation has commenced to ascertain the circumstances leading to her death.