July 14, (THEWILL) — The body of former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away at the age of 82 in a London hospital on Sunday, is being flown back to Nigeria for a simple Islamic burial in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State.
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, currently in London alongside the members of Buhari’s family, confirmed that the late president’s remains would be flown back for burial on Monday.
“I just left his family at the hospital where he died, and the decision is that his remains will be taken to Daura for burial”, he said.
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, will accompany the late president’s body back to Nigeria.
In a social media post, Shettima reaffirmed Daura as Buhari’s final resting place and described his death as a “deep loss to the nation.”
Though Buhari was a former head of state and two-time president, he will be given a swift burial, typical of Islamic rites, later today.
However, Islamic cleric, Abdullahi Garangamawa, told BBC that “the only thing that should stop Buhari’s corpse from being buried today, Monday, is if his body arrives in Daura in the night because Islam frowns at night burials.”
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