Following the death of Abba Kyari, the deceased chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday night, the presidency has commenced burial plans in earnest in line with Islamic provisions.
Mr Kyari died on Friday from Coronavirus complications.
According to a report by Premium Times, the deceased chief of staff to the President will be buried in Abuja today
A presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, disclosed that Mr Kyari’s remains will arrive in Abuja from Lagos Saturday morning.
Mr Shehu added that the burial would not be made open in compliance with the existing social distancing directive.
“He will be received by friends and cabinet colleagues at the airport in Abuja from where he will later be taken to a cemetery in the nation’s capital for burial,” Mr Shehu said.
