In Uburu, Nigeria, the death of Mary Habila — a 26-year-old physiotherapist at a federal university — has become a contested site where grief, governance, and the pursuit of truth collide. Student organizations and state authorities press for an autopsy to establish how she died, while her family, armed with a court affidavit, refuses to surrender her body to forensic examination. The case has grown beyond a single tragedy into a broader reckoning with accountability, as opposition groups and rights organizations call for the suspension of the Works Minister pending independent inquiry. What b
Student groups back autopsy call in Habila death probe as family objects
Mary Habila, a 26-year-old physiotherapist and university staff member, died under circumstances that remain disputed, with family rejecting autopsy and authorities demanding investigation.