US EditionFormer Nigerian President Buhari Is Buried as Thousands Pay Respects
DAURA, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA, JUL 15 – The burial drew top Nigerian officials and foreign dignitaries, with a seven-day national mourning and flags at half-mast, honoring Buhari's anti-corruption and security efforts.
- Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari died on July 13, 2023, in a London clinic at age 82, and his body was returned to Nigeria for burial in Daura, Katsina State.
- Buhari, a former military head of state from 1983 to 1985 and elected president from 2015 to 2023, left office after a lengthy illness and amid mixed public opinions about his legacy.
- His presidency was marked by campaigns against corruption and Boko Haram, but also by economic difficulties, insecurity, ethnic favoritism, restrictions on press freedom, and violent crackdowns on protests such as the #EndSARS movement.
- On Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu welcomed the late President Buhari’s remains, announced a public holiday, ordered national flags to be lowered as a sign of mourning, and assigned Vice President Kashim Shettima to manage funeral preparations carried out by a designated nine-member committee in Daura.
- Buhari’s death ended a controversial era characterized by both a reputation for anti-corruption efforts and criticism over autocratic tendencies, disobedience of court orders, and national disunity.
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Nigeria’s former President Buhari to be buried in Daura amid tight security
The former leader is set to be laid to rest in his family compound in the northwestern town of Daura, where chairs and tents have been set up in the courtyard to welcome mourners and his grave was being dug
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Former Nigerian president Buhari is buried as thousands pay respects
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