Human rights activist Agena R. Ande has called for a full criminal investigation, an independent autopsy and a coroner's inquest into the death of Mary Habila, who was found dead in the house of Minister of Works, David Umahi, insisting that public explanations offered so far cannot replace a lawful investigation.

Mary Habila died on June 27, 2026, at the minister's residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State. The circumstances surrounding her death remain under police investigation.

The father of Mary Habila, the 26-year-old woman who died at the residence of Nigeria's Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding…