Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed fresh details about the death of 26-year-old Mary Habila, saying she had been battling an existing illness and complained of nose bleeding before she died at his residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State, on June 27.

Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, Umahi said Habila was not his personal staff but a nurse employed by the David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences in Ebonyi State.

He also dismissed reports describing her as a physiotherapist and said she had worked closely with him for about three years, describing her as a daughter to him and his family.

According to the minister, Habila had been receiving treatment for her health condition at a hospital in Turkey, with him covering the medical expenses. He added that before her death, she had spoken with her boyfriend and complained that she was bleeding from her nose.

Umahi said, “She was

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