Paul Ibe, an aide to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has slammed government over the mysterious deaths of Mary Habila and Dolapo Babatunde Tanimola.

Habila who died in the Uburu residence of Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi, Engr. David Umahi and the intermediary in the #GbajaGate scandal, Tanimola, died in Kachi Hotel in Utako, Abuja.

According to Ibe, the government failed abysmally in its responsibility concerning the8r demise.

He shared on X, "Under our law, the government is obligated to treat suspicious, sudden, or unnatural deaths as crimes against the state. The expectations are that the Nigeria Police Force would have conducted a full criminal investigation and launched a Coroner's Inquest to establish the medical cause and manner of deaths of Habila and Dolapo. The permission of the families of the deceased is not required before this can be done.

"In situations of deaths in suspicious circumstances such as those of Habila and Dolapo, the police are expected to secure the scene, collect forensic evidence, and question anyone involved.

"Since homicide is a state offense, the government's duty to investigate cannot be vetoed or halted, even by the grieving family.

"The question is, were autopsies conducted on Habila and Dolapo? The answer is No. Without a state conducted post-mortem examination, how do we determine the cause of death, identify any foul play, torture, or negligence?"