BBC Information, Abuja
Nigeria Data MinistryNigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried at his house in northern Nigeria two days after his loss of life on the age of 82 at a clinic in London.
His physique was flown again to the nation earlier on Tuesday and his successor, Bola Tinubu, was on the airport in Katsina state to obtain the stays.
It was then taken to Buhari’s house city of Daura, the place, with a whole bunch attending, Islamic funeral prayers had been held on the central mosque.
His physique was lastly interred in a grave dug within the grounds of his house with dignitaries together with Tinubu, Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Buhari’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo current.
Simply earlier than the burial, navy gunshots had been fired and the Nigerian flag used to cowl the corpse was eliminated, folded and handed over to the previous chief’s household.
The federal government had declared Tuesday a public vacation to honour Buhari – who was additionally a former military normal, one in all solely two Nigerians to have led the nation as each a navy chief and a democratically elected president.
Officers say the funeral, initially anticipated on Monday, was delayed for logistical causes.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who accompanied the late chief’s corpse again to Nigeria, acknowledged that Buhari had died after a quick sickness with out revealing any additional particulars.
Tributes poured in for the late chief who served for 2 four-year phrases after initially being elected president in 2015, turning into the primary opposition chief to defeat an incumbent.
The person he beat, President Goodluck Jonathan, described Buhari as somebody who “was selfless in his dedication to his obligation and served the nation with character and a deep sense of patriotism”.
Former navy ruler, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, who overthrew Buhari in a 1985 coup, additionally showered reward on the octogenarian.
“He’s a person who, even in retirement, remained an ethical compass to many, and an instance of modesty in public life,” Babangida famous.
Tinubu, who will attend the funeral prayer in Daura, declared a seven-day nationwide mourning interval in honour of his predecessor.
In an official condolence assertion launched on Sunday night, Tinubu mentioned the nation would pay its ultimate respects to the previous chief with dignity and honour, beginning with the reducing of all nationwide flags to half-mast throughout the nation from Sunday.
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