Minister of Works David Umahi has addressed the death of Mary Habila, a young nurse who was found dead on June 27, 2026, at his country home in Uburu, Ebonyi State.
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Mary had worked with him for three years as a staff seconded from David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences. She was in the residence with a colleague for official duties. Umahi described her as “like a daughter” and said she had long been under his family’s care, including medical treatment at Turkish Hospital.
According to Umahi, Mary spoke to her boyfriend shortly before her death and complained of bleeding from the nose. The boyfriend ended the call because he feared the conversation might worsen the bleeding. When he called back three minutes later, she did not respond. By morning, staff broke her door and found her dead, with the bathroom tap still running.
Umahi said medical help was called immediately and the police were informed. He denied any cover up and criticised attempts to politicise the incident, stressing that the guest house where Mary stayed was far from his own living quarters.
He said the family has refused an autopsy, claiming it is against their culture, but he has instructed his lawyers to insist on it to determine the true cause of death. Umahi described the loss as painful and said Mary was one of his best workers.
He added that only God will resolve the matter if the family continues to reject an autopsy.
The rich also cry 😢
ReplyDeleteThe law is for the poor. A poor man would have been in police custody by now..
Ozikwa physio na ewi now, it use to be private chef before
ReplyDeleteSo many questions, but unfortunately, we may never get the answers.
ReplyDeleteI really like how he’s being called out by Nigerians especially by his own people. I think this is one of the things I love most about the Igbo tribe. Irrespective of your status, political position, or financial weight, once you misbehave, you will be held accountable. We do not condone mediocrity or evil.
The other time it was a woman known as Madam Tracy. Today, a lady has mysteriously died in his country home. And let’s not even start with the five NELAN engineers who went missing over 10 years ago under his watch.
There are so many controversies associated with him. Sadly, nothing will be done about any of these.
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