The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday at a hospital in London, United Kingdom, will be laid to rest in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday
Katsina State Governor, Dr Dikko Radda, who was flanked by Buhari’s nephews, Fatuhu Mohammed and Musa Haro, as well as former aviation minister, Hadi Sirika,disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Katsina on Monday.
“I wish to announce the burial arrangement for our father, the late President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed on yesterday in a London hospital.
“We have made consultations with the family and the people around him in London. We concluded that the body will arrive in Kaduna tomorrow. Insha Allah is by 12 noon, and the burial is going to take place in Daura at about 2 p.m.
“So, these are the arrangements in place. We pray to Almighty Allah to grant his soul peace, and may Allah grant him Aljanna Firdaus,” the governor said.
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, are in London to bring Buhari’s body back to Nigeria.
Buhari died on Sunday after a prolonged illness in a London hospital at the age of 82.
He served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 to 2023, having previously ruled the country as a military Head of State from January 1984 to August 1985.
