Mary Habila’s death: Umahi’s team of lawyers petition police, insist on autopsy 

Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, done his squad of lawyers, has petitioned the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, urging that an autopsy connected the precocious Mary Habila beryllium conducted earlier her remains are released for burial.

In a missive dated July 15, 2026, and acknowledged by the Ebonyi State Police Command connected the aforesaid day, the instrumentality firm, Roy & Associates, said it was acting connected the acquisition of the minister.

According to the petition, Habila, a unit subordinate of the David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, who was connected secondment to the Federal Ministry of Works, died connected June 27, 2026, successful a unit residential gathering located wrong Umahi’s residence successful Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The lawyers explained that the deceased did not reside successful the aforesaid gathering arsenic the minister. 

They said the gathering was designated for members of Umahi’s unit and different unit moving with him.

They further stated that connected the nighttime of her death, lone Habila and different pistillate occupant, identified arsenic a physiotherapist, were successful the building.

The ineligible squad urged the constabulary to guarantee that a broad autopsy is conducted by qualified forensic pathologists to scientifically find the existent origin and circumstances of Habila’s death.

They besides requested tha...