The late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, is to be buried later today in Abuja according to Islamic rites.
The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, announced the burial arrangements in a tweet.
Mallam Abba Kyari will be buried later today in Abuja according Islamic rites.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) April 18, 2020
It was gathered that he is to be buried by 10 am after funeral prayers at the Defence House in Abuja.
Kyari died from Coronavirus while receiving treatment at a private facility in Lagos.
The Presidency announced his death late last night saying he died on Friday.