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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a visit to Aisha Buhari, the widow of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, in London.<\/p>\n

The Vice President, who led a Nigerian Government delegation to bring back Buhari\u2019s remains, also met the late President\u2019s children.<\/p>\n

Images of Shettima\u2019s visit to the former first family circulating on social media show the VP and Buhari\u2019s wife and children in a mourning mood.<\/p>\n

Buhari died while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness in London, United Kingdom, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Buhari served as military Head of State, and later as a democratically elected Nigerian President.<\/p>\n

During the time he was President, Buhari spent at least 225 days away from Nigeria on medical trips.<\/p>\n

His longest was in May 2017 when spent 104 days in London.<\/p>\n

Shettima and other members of the Federal Government delegation in London are expected to return to Nigeria with the remains of the former President on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Buhari\u2019s burial has also been scheduled for Tuesday, in Daura, his hometown in Katsina State.
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For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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