Buhari To Be Buried At His Daura Compound – Katsina Gov
Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has disclosed that the former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will be buried in the compound of his house in Daura, the state capital.
Radda, who was with Buhari’s family in London, where he died in a clinic on Sunday, 13 July, 2025, aged 82, made this disclosure to BBC Hausa on Tuesday, 15 July, 2025
Buhari’s body left London on morning of Tuesday, 15 July, 2025 on Nigeria’s presidential aircraft.
According to the schedule announced by Katsina Governor, the former President’s remains will be flown directly to his state before being moved to their final resting place in Buhari’s home town of Daura, 50 miles (80km) from Katsina city.
Buhari’s house is already filled with mourners as friends, family and well-wishers await the arrival of his corpse which is due after midday local time (11:00 GMT).
Nigeria’s government had declared Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, a public holiday to honour Buhari – who was also a former army general, one of only two Nigerians to have led the country as both a military leader and a democratically elected President.
Nigeria’s Information Minister Mohammed Idris had earlier announced that a military ceremony and Islamic prayers will be held for Buhari in Daura.
There will be a brief military ceremony at the airport in Katsina where President Bola Tinubu will “personally receive the remains of the former President”.
Officials said the funeral, initially expected on Monday, 14 July, 2025, was delayed for logistical reasons. has disclosed that the former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will be buried in the compound of his house in Daura, the state capital.
Radda, who was with Buhari’s family in London, where he died in a clinic on Sunday, 13 July, 2025, aged 82, made this disclosure to BBC Hausa on Tuesday, 15 July, 2025
Buhari’s body left London on morning of Tuesday, 15 July, 2025 on Nigeria’s presidential aircraft.
According to the schedule announced by Katsina Governor, the former President’s remains will be flown directly to his state before being moved to their final resting place in Buhari’s home town of Daura, 50 miles (80km) from Katsina city.
Buhari’s house is already filled with mourners as friends, family and well-wishers await the arrival of his corpse which is due after midday local time (11:00 GMT).
Nigeria’s government had declared Tuesday, 15 July, 2025, a public holiday to honour Buhari – who was also a former army general, one of only two Nigerians to have led the country as both a military leader and a democratically elected President.
Nigeria’s Information Minister Mohammed Idris had earlier announced that a military ceremony and Islamic prayers will be held for Buhari in Daura.
There will be a brief military ceremony at the airport in Katsina where President Bola Tinubu will “personally receive the remains of the former President”.
Officials said the funeral, initially expected on Monday, 14 July, 2025, was delayed for logistical reasons.
