A host of high-profile dignitaries converged in Katsina state for the final rites of Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu BuhariPresident Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau was present at the burial alongside dozens of Nigerian politicians and business leadersBuhari,

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and self-styled converted democrat who returned to power through elections but struggled to convince Nigerians he could deliver on the change he promised.

But Nigeria refused to bend to Mr Buhari’s will. Almost 500 politicians and businessmen were arrested for corruption and sent to jail by military tribunals. A new currency was issued to flush out the stashes piled floor to ceiling in the homes of the elite. For many military men this purge was too close for comfort—and too uncompromising.

Muhammadu Buhari, the immediate past president of Nigeria, who died on Sunday, July 13 and was buried on Tuesday, July 15, has a private side that was not much known to NigeriansJust 24 hours after his burial,