Ahead of a state burial in honour of the late ex-Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, his remains has left London, United Kingdom, for Daura, Katsina State.
Buahri’s body was conveyed on a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) craft.
He died in London at the age of 82 on Sunday, July 13, 2025, after receiving treatment for many weeks in London.
His spokesperson, Garba Shehu, announced the news of his death.
Born in Daura, Katsina State, Buhari first led Nigeria as a military ruler from January 1984 to August 1985. After the return to civilian rule in 1999, he ran for president three times unsuccessfully—in 2003, 2007, and 2011.
Buhari in politics
In 2013, his political party, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), merged with other opposition parties—including Bola Tinubu’s Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)—to form the All Progressives Congress (APC).
That coalition led to a landmark victory in the 2015 presidential election, with Buhari and his running mate Yemi Osinbajo defeating the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan. It was the first time an opposition party unseated a sitting president in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic.
Buhari was re-elected in 2019 and served two full terms, eventually handing over power to President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima on May 29, 2023.
