As the dust raised by the death of Mary Habila, a physiotherapist, at the residence of David Umahi, the Minister of Work, continues to spread, a group that calls itself Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has joined the fray, asking for probe into the death.
The group has also alleged threat on its leadership, accusing the minister of threatening its national president, Tabara Samuel Kato, following the group’s N20 billion lawsuit seeking an independent investigation into the death of the 26-year-old Habila.
SOKAPU is asking the court to order an independent autopsy by a team of pathologists from the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, and the National Hospital, Abuja.
It is also seeking an order directing the Nigeria Police Force to carry out a comprehensive investigation before Habila’s body is released for burial. In addition, SOKAPU is demanding N20 billion in damages against Umahi, arguing that the minister owed Habila a duty of care while she was under his custody and supervision.
In the suit marked KDH/KAF/26/2026, the group is seeking an independent forensic autopsy, a fresh police investigation and N20 billion in damages over Habila’s death at Umahi’s country home in Uburu, Ebonyi State.
