Posted on: 04:20 Sat, 18 Apr 2020



First lady, Aisha Buhari, has joined many Nigerians to mourn the former Chief of Staff to the president, Abba Kyari, who died on Friday April 17, of Coronavirus.



In a post shared on her official Instagram page, Mrs Buhari prayed that Allah forgives Kyari's shortcomings and give his family the fortitude to bear the loss.

''From God Almighty we came and to him we shall return)

I condole with Mrs. Kulu Abba Kyari and the entire family of Late Malam Abba Kyari over the death of their husband and father.

I pray that Allah (SWT) will forgive his shortcomings, grant him Al-Jannatul Firdausi and give the family the fortitude and patience to bear the loss, Ameen.

While wishing all those infected a speedy recovery and I pray for an end to Covid-19 Pandemic''she wrote


Kyari, 81, has since been buried at the Gudu cemetery in Abuja.