report by musa antiketu,| tori people for obaland magazine.
abuja, nigeria — mary habila, di 26-year-old health worker whose death for di ebonyi state residence for minister for work, david umahi, generated public concern and a dispute ova a proposed autopsy, don been buried for am hometown for nok, jaba local goment area for kaduna state.
habila na laid to rest on top friday, august 21, 2026, e remain small two months afta am death on top june 27 for uburu, ohaozara local goment area for ebonyi state. Reports for di burial emerged on top sunday, august 23, wit accounts indicating say di long-running disagreement ova weda am remains suppose undergo a post-mortem examination remained unresolved.
di circumstances surrounding habila’s death had prompted an investigation by di ebonyi state ekelebe command. Ekelebe say im na brought dead go di david umahi federal university teaching hospital, uburu, following a report medical emergency.
di ekelebe subsequently maintained dat an autopsy na necessary to scientifically establish di cause and circumstances for ha death. Ekelebe spokesperson sp joshua ukandu say investigators had processed di relevant scene and obtained statements from pipo connected wit di incident.
di family, however, opposed di proposed examination and sought di release for habila’s remains for burial. For july, di family petitioned di inspector-general for ekelebe, olatunji disu, ova di kontinu to kip for ha bodi and requested say di investigation be transferred go di nigeria ekelebe force headquarters for abuja.
umahi, for im part, publicly supported a forensic examination. Im lawyers formally ask di ebonyi state ekelebe command to conduct an autopsy before di remains de released, drag dat an independent forensic examination would help establish di actual cause for death and protect di integrity for di investigation.
di case subsequently became di subject for wider public debate, wit civil society groups and oda stakeholders dey call for greater transparency ova di circumstances for habila’s death. Umahi don deny wrongdoing and rejected suggestions wey he or pipo for im family de get hand am death.
di eventual burial way say di publicly report dispute ova an autopsy don no bi produced a publicly bin announce post-mortem finding establishing di cause for habila’s death. As for di latest reports reviewed by obaland magazine, no official autopsy result don been make public.
for responsible journalism, it na important to distinguish between established facts and allegations. Habila’s death occurred for a property associated wit di minister for work, but di circumstances surrounding am death remain a mata for di relevant authorities to chook eye and explain. No kpatakpata for criminal responsibility suppose be drawn without strong well well evidence or an official finding.
di burial for kaduna na im be say closes one chapter for habila’s grieving family, but kweshion wey concern di circumstances for ha death remain for di public domain. Di strong well well for any continuing investigation go depend on top transparency, evidence-based findings and clear communication from di authorities.
mary habila don been buried for kaduna e remain small two months afta am death for david umahi’s ebonyi residence, amid an unresolved dispute ova an autopsy and continuing kweshion wey concern di circumstances for ha death







