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Umahi urges Police to conduct autopsy on late staff Mary Habila
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to carry out an autopsy on Miss Mary Habila, a staff member who died at his residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State, on June 27, 2026.
The request was conveyed in a letter signed by his legal representatives, Roy O. Umahi and Roy D. Umahi, SAN, and made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
In the letter, the minister urged the police to engage qualified forensic pathologists to conduct a thorough examination and determine the actual cause of Habila’s death.
Mary Habila was an employee of the David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences, Uburu. At the time of her death, she was on secondment to the Federal Ministry of Works headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja.
According to the letter, she died in a building within the minister’s residence at Umunaga, Uburu, in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The lawyers explained that the building was used to accommodate staff and other persons attached to the minister, and was separate from the apartment where Umahi resides.
“On the night of her death, the deceased and another lady, a physiotherapist, were the only occupants of the building,” the letter stated.
The minister also requested that the police withhold the release of Habila’s remains to anyone, including her next of kin, Mr Tanko Habila Wisdom of Sabon Gari, Nok, Jaba Local Government Area, Kaduna State, pending the conclusion of the autopsy and other investigations.
The letter said the request was aimed at preserving the integrity of the investigation, preventing speculation and ensuring that the circumstances surrounding her death were properly established before burial.
Umahi urged the police to treat the matter with urgency in the interest of justice.
As of the time of filing this report, the police had yet to issue an official statement on the request.
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