The Spokesperson to President Buhari, Garba Shehu provided some update on the demise of Abba Kyari. He said, “We just received the body of Abba Kyari the deceased Chief of Staff the President in Abuja. In strict observation of the protocol put in place for the burial of Coronavirus victims by the @NCDCgov and the Federal Ministry of Health, the funeral prayer and burial will be private.”
“Thereafter, there will be no such ceremonies as condolence visits. Well meaning friends, family members and the general public are encouraged to pray for the repose of Abba Kyari’s soul. May Allah grant the family and nation the fortitude to bear the loss.”
There are speculations that the the Chief of Staff died on an earlier date given a tweet from a freelance journalist Dr. Kemi Olulonyo on April 2nd, 2020. Although, there are no solid props of these rumors, the last has certainly not been heard on the date and place of death of Abba Kyari.