{"id":169583,"date":"2025-07-15T18:58:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/buhari-laid-to-rest-in-daura-with-military-honors"},"modified":"2025-07-15T20:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:04:53","slug":"buhari-laid-to-rest-in-daura-with-military-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/photo\/buhari-laid-to-rest-in-daura-with-military-honors","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Laid to Rest in Daura with Military Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, in a solemn ceremony marked by full national and military honours.<\/p>\n<p>The burial, which followed Islamic rites, took place in the courtyard of his private residence shortly after Janazah (funeral) prayers were observed at a nearby makeshift prayer ground.<\/p>\n<p>Dignitaries, family members, traditional rulers, political leaders, and mourners from across the country were present to witness the historic moment.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the farewell process, Buhari\u2019s body, draped in the green-white-green colours of the Nigerian flag, was wheeled to the graveside on a gurney by military pallbearers.<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers stood at attention and rendered a final salute, while a military band solemnly played their trumpets, which was followed by gun salutes in tribute.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere was heavy with reflection and reverence as Buhari, who served as Nigeria\u2019s military Head of State from 1983 to 1985 and later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023, was laid to rest.<\/p>\n<p>His remains had earlier arrived in Katsina from London and were received at the Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua International Airport by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Dikko Umar 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