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.
Buhari 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. He was 82.
President Bola Tinubu is expected to receive the body of the late president in Katsina by Tuesday noon.
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. (Channels Tv)
