I Paid N2.2m For Habila’s Hospital Bill At A Turkish Hospital: Umahi Speaks On Relationship With Late Nurse

Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, on Thursday, revealed how he paid N2.2m hospital bill of Miss Mary Habila, the nurse who died at a guest house within his residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State, because of her medical history at the Turkish hospital.

Umahi also said nurse Habila spoke with her boyfriend on the night before her death, and complained of a nosebleed.

According to the minister,who addressed journalists for the first time since the incident, described the late Habila as “like a daughter” to him and called for an autopsy to determine the actual cause of her death.

Habila, a nurse with the David Umahi Federal University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, died on June 27, 2026, in a guest house located within the minister’s residence in Umunaga, Uburu.

The minister clarified that the deceased was a nurse and not a physiotherapist, as had been reported in some media outlets.

“The lady in question was like a daughter to me. She had stayed with me for three years. She was a staff of the Federal Medical University. She was a nurse and not a physiotherapist,” Umahi said.

He further disclosed that Habila had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition at Turkish Hospital in Abuja, with the medical expenses paid by his family.

According to him, the last hospital bill, amounting to about N2.2 million, was settled on April 5, adding that the relevant medical records were available at the hospital.

The minister has also expressed concern over what he described as attempts to politicise the incident.