Buhari’s remains arrive Daura for final burial

The body of former President Muhammadu Buhari has reached his country home in Daura, where thousands of Nigerians have gathered for the final rites and burial.

The NAF hearse carrying his remains entered the expansive compound at 4:25 pm, prepared for the last burial rites to be conducted by Islamic clerics and military personnel.

Security is tight around his home, with every available space occupied by mourners eager to pay their final respects to their beloved leader and hero.

Earlier, the body arrived at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, received by President Bola Tinubu, accompanied by service chiefs and prominent politicians who gathered at the airport before its arrival in a Nigerian Air Force jet.

Accompanying the body were Vice President Kassim Shettima and some members of Buhari’s immediate family, including his wife Aisha.

Following a brief military ceremony at the airport, the body was transported by NAF hearse to Daura, Buhari’s hometown, where hundreds of thousands of Nigerians had gathered since dawn to bid farewell to a leader they considered a champion of the poor and downtrodden.