
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Katsina State to attend the funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday in London at the age of 81.
The jet touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina on Tuesday afternoon, where the President was received by top government officials, security chiefs, and dignitaries from the state and across the country.
The late President Buhari will be laid to rest in his hometown of Daura, in accordance with Islamic rites.
The body of the former president is expected in the country this afternoon.