Nigeria, July 15 -- The Nigerian government on Monday directed 25 members of the Federal Executive Council to proceed to Katsina to participate in the full schedule of the burial rites of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the delegation will remain in Daura, Katsina State, until Wednesday, after the third day of prayers for the late Nigerian leader.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Buhari, 82, died on Sunday.

Mr Buhari served as Nigerian president from 2015 to 2023, having previously ruled the country as a military head of state from January 1984 to August 1985. He died after a prolonged illness in a London hospital.

Mr Buhari is exp...