Multiple police sources told SaharaReporters that the incident occurred on June 27, 2026, barely a day after Habbila and another woman, Anita Baski, both from Kaduna State, were reportedly brought to the minister's residence.
A young woman identified as Mary Habbila has died under mysterious circumstances inside the country home of Nigeria's Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, SaharaReporters can exclusively report.
SaharaReporters' investigation revealed that the incident has been shrouded in secrecy, with both the Ebonyi State Government and the state police command maintaining silence over the matter.
Multiple police sources told SaharaReporters that the incident occurred on June 27, 2026, barely a day after Habbila and another woman, Anita Baski, both from Kaduna State, were reportedly brought to the minister's residence.
SaharaReporters learnt that the death has since triggered a police investigation, with the case transferred from the Ohaozara Divisional Police Headquarters to the Ebonyi State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Abakaliki.
