Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, To Be buried Today

Hamilton Nwosa
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By Hamilton Nwosa(Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data tracking desk)

The late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, will be buried on Saturday (today).

Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Basir Ahmad, made this known via his Twitter handle.

Ahmad, however, did not state where the deceased would be prayed upon or buried.

He tweeted, “Mallam Abba Kyari will be buried later today in Abuja according to Islamic rites.”

More details soon…

https://newdiplomatng.com/2020/04/18/deluge-of-reactions-trail-abba-kyaris-succumb-to-covid-19-atiku-others-mourn/

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