Shagari: body arrives Sokoto for burial

The body of late former president Shehu Shagari has arrived at the Sultan Abubakar International Airport in Sokoto, his home state.

His remains left the nation’s capital, Abuja, earlier today for burial at the Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

His body was received by the Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal and is being transported to his hometown in Shagari Local Government Area of the state.

Shagari died on Friday evening at the national hospital in Abuja after a brief illness.

The 93-year-old, who was Nigeria’s first elected president served from 1979 to 1983 when his administration was truncated by a military coup.

His demise was announced on Twitter by both the governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwa and the former president’s grandson, Bello Shagari.