The remains of the former President of Nigeria,Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest in Daura , Kastina State .
The burial took place on Tuesday following the arrival of late president’s body from London where president Bola Tinubu led a host of dignitaries in paying their respects .
President Tinubu and other dignitaries, including Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Umaru Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau, Prime Minister of Niger Republic, Ali Lamine Zeine, former President of Niger Republic, Issoufou Mahamadou, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, governors and business leaders, escorted the late President’s remains on the hour-long drive to Daura.
Upon arrival, a brief lying-in-state ceremony was held at President Buhari’s residence, followed by the funeral prayer (Salatul Janazah) led by Sheikh Salisu Rabiu, the Imam of the Central Mosque in Daura.
The state funeral was marked by full military honours, including a reveille and a 21-gun salute.
