Tight security as grave digging begins at Buhari’s Katsina residence
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Security operatives on Tuesday took positions around the Daura residence of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, as preparations intensified ahead of his burial.
Men of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army were stationed at the main entrance of the house, while police officers and operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were observed at strategic points within the vicinity.
A portion of the compound, specifically a garden adjacent to the main building, has been designated as Buhari’s final resting place.
A group of men, suspected to be family members, were seen digging the grave.
Journalists and members of the public were restricted from accessing the area where the grave was being prepared, with security officials enforcing a strict perimeter.
President Bola Tinubu is expected to personally receive Buhari’s remains at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina.
Earlier, Tinubu had directed Vice-President Kashim Shettima and his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to travel to the United Kingdom to accompany the body back to Nigeria.
