The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari have departed London in the United Kingdom for Daura, Katsina State, ahead of a state burial in honour of the late ex-Nigerian leader.
The body of the late president was conveyed on a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) craft.
Buhari’s body is expected to arrive in Katsina by noon on Tuesday.
A military ceremony will be held at the airport, after which Bola Tinubu will personally receive the remains.
The body will then be transported to Daura for the Jana’iza (funeral prayer) and interment at his residence at 2 pm, in line with Islamic rites.
Twenty-five Federal Executive Council members have been directed to attend the burial and remain in Daura for the third-day prayers on Wednesday.
Tinubu declared a seven-day national mourning period from Sunday, July 13, with flags flying at half-staff nationwide.
As part of the national mourning, Tinubu has also directed all ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to open condolence registers for members of the public to pay their respects.
Additional condolence registers will be opened at Nigerian embassies and missions abroad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.
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