The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari has departed London in the United Kingdom for Daura, Katsina State, ahead of a state burial in the honour of the late ex-Nigerian leader.
The body of the late president was conveyed on a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) craft on Tuesday before 8am.
Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other top government officials accompanied the body of the late former president, who passed on on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in a London hospital, at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness, though the nature of the illness was not disclosed.
Already, the Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025 a public holiday for the state burial of the former Nigerian leader in his rustic and agrarian hometown of Daura.
Buhari, whose ramrod-straight posture was admired by many, hailed from Daura, Katsina State, in Nigeria’s North-West zone. He served as the country’s military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985.
President Bola Tinubu, 25 ministers and array of Governors are expected to receive the corpse in Katsina and proceed to Daura by road for the burial by 2pm. (PHOTO CREDITS: Channels Television)
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