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President in Daura to condole with the family of late senator Bukar

Bukar was buried at the Daura central cemetery at 6.14 p.m on Wednesday, the same day he died.

Bukar, who represented Katsina North senatorial district, Buhari's constituency, died at Nizamiye hospital in Abuja on Wednesday, April 4, 2018.

He was aged 63.

Fatima Mohammed Abbas, the Special Assistant to Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Friday, April 6, tweeted photos from President Buhari's visit to Bukar's family.

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Reports said that the APC senator returned to Nigeria in March after spending one month in the UK for medical treatment.

The state Governor, Aminu Masari, who led people at the burial, described the death of the senator as an "act of God."

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