He Tied A Towel And Came Into My Room!’ — Woman Levels Sh*cking Accusation Against Umahi

A businesswoman, Mrs. Tracyniter Nicholas Ohiri, has accused the Minister of Works, David Umahi, of sexual harassment, intimidation, unlawful detention, and failing to pay for campaign promotional materials she claims to have supplied.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Ohiri made the allegations on Thursday while speaking to journalists in Abuja, stating that her business relationship with the minister dates back to the period before his election as Governor of Ebonyi State.

She alleged that she was contracted to produce corporate gift items for his campaign after submitting quotations and making several presentations. Despite repeated requests for mobilisation funds, she said she was encouraged to proceed, financing the project from her personal savings and loans, including money earmarked for her children’s school fees.

Describing one of her encounters with Umahi, she claimed that during a business trip to Ebonyi, the minister entered her hotel room inappropriately dressed and made advances toward her.

“He tied a towel around his waist and came into my room, disturbing me,” she alleged, adding that she fled to a staff member’s room where she spent the night.

Ohiri further stated that the campaign items were delivered to the minister’s residence in the presence of his family and staff, transported at her own expense. However, she claimed she was neither reimbursed for the logistics nor paid for the goods supplied.

After waiting for one year and eight months following the election, she said she began demanding payment of the initial N25.4 million debt, which she claims had grown to N304 million with interest. She alleged that each time she requested payment, the minister made repeated personal advances, which she rejected.

“I told him to focus on paying me my money and stop asking me out,” she said, alleging that her refusal led to hostility and threatening messages.

Ohiri also claimed that after threatening to stage a protest at the Government House over the unpaid debt, she received warnings against proceeding. Following a social media outcry that intensified after the death of her father, whom she had hoped to send abroad for medical treatment, security operatives allegedly arrested her at her residence and transported her to Abuja.

She added that during a police interaction, the minister denied ever meeting her, but she presented photographs and other evidence to counter the denial.

Ohiri is currently being arraigned by police before a magistrate’s court in Zone 2, Abuja, following a confrontation between the minister and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore at the FCT Police Command on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Human rights activists, led by Sowore, have gathered at the court in solidarity, insisting on justice.

Umahi Denies Allegations

Meanwhile, Umahi has denied instructing police to target Ohiri over the dispute regarding campaign payments.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze, the minister described Ohiri’s claims as inconsistent, contradictory, and lacking clarity. He noted that members of the public who have followed the matter have similarly questioned the credibility of her account.

Umahi explained that the police, acting within their constitutional mandate to maintain law and order and investigate complaints, were responding to a petition submitted by his lawyer. He emphasized that the arrest of Ohiri and the invitation for him to provide a statement were conducted strictly in line with standard legal procedures.

The statement read in part:

“The Media Office of the Honourable Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi, CON, notes a video circulated by Omoyele Sowore, in which he publicly confronts and provokes the Minister over a matter already before the authorities.

For clarity, the allegations referenced by Sowore were made by Mrs. Tracy Ohiri and have been in the public space since last year. These claims, regarding alleged assault and unpaid campaign materials, have been repeatedly shared on social media.

It is important to state that her accounts have been inconsistent, contradictory, and lacking coherence, a fact widely observed by members of the public.

Contrary to Sowore’s narrative, the Honourable Minister did not deploy the police to settle any personal score. The Nigeria Police Force acted on a petition submitted by the minister’s lawyer, in line with their constitutional mandate. The arrest of Ohiri and the invitation extended to the Honourable Minister followed standard legal procedures.

Sowore’s attempt to dramatize this lawful process is a familiar pattern of performative activism aimed at gaining attention rather than seeking the truth. The Minister, consistent with his respect for due process, declined to be drawn into theatrics. The matter remains under police investigation, where facts will determine the outcome.”