Mary Habila’s death: Ebonyi Traditional Council announces spiritual cleansing, declares curfew

The Uburu Traditional Rulers Council successful Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has announced a community-wide spiritual cleansing workout and imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew, weeks aft the arguable decease of Mary Habila astatine the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi.

The announcement was contained successful a nationalist announcement dated July 21, 2026, and signed by Chief Nicholas Odi, Chief Media Officer of the Uburu Traditional Rulers Council and President General of Eweze Uburu Autonomous Community, connected behalf of the assembly headed by HRH Eze Lazarus N. Umahi.

According to the notice, Thursday, July 23, 2026, has been designated for the accepted “Isu Arua” of Ndi Uburu, with each preparations for the spiritual workout concluded.

The assembly said a community-wide curfew would beryllium observed from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. connected Thursday to let the workout to instrumentality place.

It directed that each businesses, markets, shops, commercialized activities, societal gatherings, parties, ceremonies and different nationalist activities wrong Uburu stay suspended passim the duration of the curfew.

The assembly urged residents, indigenes, visitors ...