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BUHARI’S BURIAL SHIFTED TO TUESDAY,.. BODY RETURNS TO NIGERIA AS CARGO – ODINKALU
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The burial of former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has been shifted from Monday to Tuesday, July 15.
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umar Radda, made the announcement while addressing journalists on Monday.
According to him, “We have made consultation with his family and people around him in London, we have concluded that the body will arrive tomorrow by 12pm.”
He said the remains will be laid to rest at 2pm.
The body of the former president is currently being flown from London, the United Kingdom, UK to Nigeria.
Buhari, who died on Sunday after a prolonged undisclosed illness, will be buried in Daura, his hometown in Katsina.
While the Katsina State government declared Monday a public holiday to allow workers mourn Buhari, President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced seven days of mourning to honour the former President.
In the meantime, human rights activist and lawyer, Mr Chidi Odinkalu, has reminded Nigerian politicians that Buhari’s body will be returned to Nigeria as cargo consignment,.
Mr Odinkalu further reflected on how the remains of scores of Shiites massacred during the reign of Mr Buhari were conveyed in trucks.
He further reminded Nigerian politicians of the need to invest in the country’s health infrastructure, saying those who die abroad will be returned to the country as cargo consignment.
Mr Odinkalu stated this on Sunday while reflecting on the demise of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Nigeria’s current rulers may need to be reminded: Those who die in foreign hospitals only get to return to the country as cargo,” the activist stated. “They don’t pass through @immigrationng. Rather we clear them through @CustomsNG as import. If you don’t want this, build a hospital that can work for you.”
Mr Odinkalu further reflected on how the remains of scores of Shiites massacred during the reign of Mr Buhari were conveyed in trucks.
“I remember today all the #Shiites liquidated in the #ZariaMassacre in Dec 2015 under the orders of the C-In-C, including three sons of Sheikh El-Zakzaky. Their remains were transported in at least 47 trucks & buried in #MassGraves in Mando Kaduna,” he added.
Mr Buhari died in a London hospital on Sunday after a prolonged illness.
President Bola Tinubu described the former president as a patriot, a soldier, and a statesman, adding that his legacy of service and sacrifice would endure.
Mr Tinubu also ordered Nigerian flags to fly at half-mast, directing Vice-President Kashim Shettima and chief of staff Femi Gbajabiamila to accompany Mr Buhari’s remains back home.
