Dikko Radda, Governor, Katsina State (right); President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (second right); Yusuf Buhari, son of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari (third right); Vice President Kashim Shettima (third left); Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, former Vice President (second left); Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President (left), and others during the arrival of the remains of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari for burial in Katsina, on Tuesday.

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday showed immense respect and regard as he bowed before the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari before he was laid to rest according to Islamic rites, at his country home in Daura, Katsina State. This is after the Federal Govern­ment accorded him full military honours as a statesman and an army General.

The late president’s remains arrived Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina, about 2:00p.m, accompa­nied by Vice President Kashim Shettima, along with other government officials.

Later, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his son, Seyi, Yusuf Buhari, the former president’s son, received the late presi­dent’s body after a short military ceremo­ny held in Katsina before living for Daura by road in a presidential convoy.

Tinubu, who first arrived at the air­port from Abuja at 1:42p.m. inspected a guard of honour before the Nigerian Air Force plane conveying the remains of his predecessor landed at exactly 1:51p.m.

 Shortly after receiving the casket of the late president at the foot of the aircraft, a joint team of military pallbearers comprising nine senior officers laid the casket, draped with the Nigerian flag, on a trolley.

The team included Ma­jor-General Mohammed Usman, Major-General Oluwafemi Wil­liams, Major-General Shuaibu Nuhu, Rear Admiral Suleiman Dahun, Rear Admiral Jonathan Ajodo, Rear Admiral Samuel Ngatuwa, Air Vice Marshal Ad­eniyi Herbert Amesinlola, Air Vice Marshal Idi Sanni, and Air Vice Marshal Obinna Obiabaka. Major General Mike Alechenu coordinated the team.

The pallbearers wheeled the former leader’s casket in a slow march, in sync with the hymn “God be with you till we meet again,” passing through a full mil­itary guard of honour comprising six officers and 96 soldiers drawn from the Nigerian Armed Forces.

Tinubu and others walked behind the casket trolley in a sol­emn procession. The pallbearers escorted the casket into a waiting military hearse for the one-hour journey to Daura, where funeral prayers and the burial ceremony would take place.

The state funeral featured full military honours, including a 21- gun salute.

The body on arrival in Daura was moved to his private resi­dence for his family, friends, and associates to bid him final good­bye.

The body was later moved to the helipad site, where funeral prayer led by Imam Hassan Yusuf was held for the repose of his soul about 4:56p.m.

His remains was committed to mother earth at his private resi­dence, where he usually receives his visitors while alive within the compound in Daura.

The funeral prayer was at­tended by several dignitaries, in­cluding President Bola Tinubu, his vice, Sen. Kashim Shettima; Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State; Hon. Femi Gbajabi­amila, CoS to Tinubu; ministers, members of the National Assem­bly and other top government officials.

Others are wife of the presi­dent, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; President Umaru Sissoco Em­baló of Guinea-Bissau; Prime Minister of Niger, Ali Lamine Zeine; former President of Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou; former vice presidents Atiku Abubakar, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Goodwill Akpabio; governors of Enugu, Kogi, Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa, Borno, Yobe, Kwara, Keb­bi states.

Others are Senator Aminu Tambuwal, Sen. Kabir Gaya, Ali Modu Sheriff; former ministers Pantami, Amaechi; former Gov Aliyu Wamako, former Gov Aminu Bello Masari; former Gov of Ekiti State, Fayemi Kayo­de; former Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen; Emir of Daura, Faruk Umar Faruk; for­mer DSS boss, Bichi; 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero; for­mer Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Gov of Bauchi State, Bala Muhammed; former Gov of Keb­bi State, Adamu Aliero; former IG of Police, Adamu; Ambassa­dor Babagana Kingibe, Emir of Zaria, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli; former Minister of Defence, Yayale Ahmed; former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu and others.

Thousands of sympathisers mostly residents of Daura also attended the funeral prayers of the late President Muhammad Buhari as a mark of respect for their leader.

A cross section of the residents expressed deep grief over the death of their leader and father, President Muhammadu Buhari, saying Daura with his death, would take years for them to re­cover from the loss.

They said despite living office in 2023, Daura was still enjoying the impact of the Federal Govern­ment and now that he is gone, they are not sure of what the future has in stick for them.