By Mark Ogagan
The remains of former Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari will be laid to rest in his hometown Daura in Katsina State on Tuesday, it has been confirmed.
Buhari passed away in London on Sunday following an undisclosed illness.
Katsina state governor, Dikko Radda, who returned to Nigeria on Monday after being with Buhari’s family in the British capital, said Buhari would be buried in his home state on Tuesday.
”What I have gathered so far is that the corpse will arrive 12pm tomorrow [Tuesday] and the burial will happen by 2pm,” he added.
Officials say the funeral, initially expected on Monday, had been delayed for logistical reasons.
The former president’s remains will be flown directly to Katsina airport before being moved to their final resting place in his home town of Daura, 50 miles (80km) from Katsina city, Radda said.
Buhari’s home is already filled with mourners as friends, family and well-wishers await the arrival of his corpse.
Nigeria’s vice-president, Kashim Shettima said that Buhari had died after a brief illness without revealing any further details.
Even though he is a former president, there will not be a state funeral. In line with Islamic teachings, Buhari will be buried as quickly as possible in a simple ceremony, Islamic cleric Abdullahi Garangamawa said.
Tributes have continued to pour in for the late army general who led Nigeria twice – first as military leader between 1984 and 1985, and then as an elected president from 2015 to 2023.
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