{"id":120610,"date":"2025-07-14T15:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120610"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:40:19","slug":"just-in-shettima-arrives-london-to-accompany-buharis-body-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/just-in-shettima-arrives-london-to-accompany-buharis-body-home\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Shettima Arrives London to Accompany Buhari\u2019s Body Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vice President Kashim Shettima has landed in London to oversee the repatriation of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari&#8217;s body to Nigeria for burial.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shettima reportedly departed Nigeria around midnight on Sunday and touched down in the United Kingdom on Monday morning. Upon arrival, he was received by Nigeria\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuff Tuggar, along with Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum and the President\u2019s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the confirmation of Buhari\u2019s passing on Sunday at approximately 4:30 p.m. after a prolonged illness in a UK hospital, President Bola Tinubu immediately ordered Shettima to lead the delegation tasked with bringing back the remains of the late leader.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former President\u2019s body is scheduled to arrive in Nigeria later today, where it will be accorded full state burial honours.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, President Tinubu has called for an emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to discuss the federal government\u2019s role and level of participation in the funeral proceedings.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">More updates later&#8230;<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses Vice President Kashim Shettima has landed in London to oversee the repatriation of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari&#8217;s body to Nigeria for burial. 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