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Muhammadu Buhari Dies at 82, Nigeria Declares National Mourning

Vice President Kashim Shettima has been dispatched to London to oversee the repatriation of Buhari’s remains to Daura for burial this Tuesday under President Tinubu’s mourning orders.

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari meets with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (not seen) in Belem Presidential Palace at the beginning of his State Visit to the country on June 30, 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is on a two-day State Visit to Portugal at the invitation of the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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Overview

  • Former president Muhammadu Buhari died in a London clinic on July 13 at about 4:30 p.m. local time following a prolonged illness, according to his spokesperson Garba Shehu.
  • President Bola Tinubu ordered national flags to fly at half-staff for seven days and declared a week of state mourning.
  • Vice President Kashim Shettima is accompanying the former leader’s body back to Nigeria ahead of the burial ceremony in Daura, Katsina state.
  • Buhari uniquely served as Nigeria’s military head of state in the 1980s and as elected president from 2015 to 2023, becoming the first opposition candidate to unseat an incumbent.
  • His eight-year civilian presidency was defined by a high-profile anti-corruption drive and a hard-line approach against Boko Haram, but critics pointed to ongoing insecurity and economic recession.