The remains of the former President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest at his private residence in Daura, Katsina State, on Tuesday evening, following Islamic funeral rites.
The solemn burial, which took place after the Jana’iza (funeral prayer), marked the final farewell for the revered statesman who passed away in a London hospital on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 82.
As part of the farewell process, Buhari’s body, draped in the green-white-green colours of the Nigerian flag, was wheeled to the graveside on a gurney by military pallbearers.
Soldiers stood at attention and rendered a final salute, while a military band solemnly played their trumpets, which was followed by gun salutes in tribute.
The atmosphere was heavy with reflection and reverence as Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s military Head of State from 1983 to 1985 and later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023, was finally laid to rest at exactly 5:50pm.
His remains had earlier arrived in Katsina from London and were received at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State, and other senior officials before being conveyed under tight security to Daura.
