The family of the late Mary Habila, popularly known as Mara, has announced the burial arrangements for the 26-year-old physiotherapist whose death at the residence of Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has drawn nationwide attention and renewed calls for a thorough investigation.
According to a funeral announcement released by the family, Mary Habila was born on September 18, 2000, and died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 26.
Her funeral service is scheduled to hold on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Deeper Life Bible Church, Nok, Jaba Local Government Area, where family members, friends, colleagues, and sympathisers are expected to gather to pay their final respects.
Mary’s death has remained a subject of public interest following confirmation by Minister David Umahi that she died at his residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State.
The minister stated that she was a physiotherapist seconded from the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences to the Federal Ministry of Works.
Umahi also called for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of her death, while police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.
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