A Nation Mourns the Death of a Man Who Gave His All to Nigeria Obasanjo, Atiku, Mark, Akpabio, Abbas, Barau, Bio, Touray,Obi, Fashola, Adebayo, Tuggar, Bakare, Ooni, CDS, Ngige, govs, senators, Chinese embassy, ACF, APC, PDP, others mourn See tributes on back page by Tinubu, Babangida, Jonathan Our Correspondents Nigerians across social strata and
political leanings have continued to mourn the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari,
who died yesterday at a London hospital after a protracted illness. He was aged 82.
Buhari, who had also served as one of Nigeria’s former military rulers, would be buried today at his
home town in Daura, Katsina State. First hinting at his passing, his former media aide, Garba Shehu,
stated in a terse statement that, “The Continued on page 5
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A LIFE OF SERVICE