The body of Abba Kyari who died on Friday after testing positive to the dreaded coronavirus was interred at the Gudu Cemetery, Abuja.
The remains of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, have been laid to rest in Abuja.
The remains arrived at the cemetery at about 11.10 am in a white casket. The remains were lowered into the grave at about 11.20 am.
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His interment took place shortly after an Islamic prayer was for him at the Defence House, Maitama, Abuja.
Top government officials participated in the prayer session and the burial rites which were conducted under the supervision of the officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control [NCDC].
However, the remains of the Chief of Staff of the President, Abba Kyari, arrived Abuja from Lagos. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said on Twitter on Saturday that the burial would be a private occasion.
It was gathered that Kyari would be interred at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja. Kyari died in Lagos on Friday of COVID-19 at the age of 82.
“We just received the body of Abba Kyari the deceased Chief of Staff the President in Abuja,” he wrote.
“In strict observation of the protocol put in place for the burial of coronavirus victims by the @NCDCgov and the Federal Ministry of Health, the funeral prayer and burial will be private.”
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