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Viral video does not show Buhari’s burial

Nurudeen Akewushola
Nurudeen Akewushola
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A screenshot from the video claiming it's Buhari's burial.
A screenshot from the video claiming it's Buhari's burial.

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An X account, @UDBiafra1st, posted a video showing Northern dignitaries gathered at a funeral, claiming it showed the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

The video circulated amid viral rumours that the former president is critically ill.

The account shared the video with the caption: “They finally unveil the death of Muhammad Buhari.” 

As of July 7, 2025, the post has generated over 300 reposts and more than 800 likes.

The claim was also shared here on Facebook.

 CLAIM 

The video shows the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

screenshot of the viral post

THE FINDINGS 

Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING. 

Reports emerged last week that former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was critically ill and has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. However, Bashir Ahmad, who was a digital media aide to former President refuted the claim. 

The FactCheckHub analysed keyframes from the video using Google Reverse Image Search, the result shows that the video depicts the funeral of funeral of Safara’u Umar Radda, mother of Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda who was buried on Sunday 23-03-2025.

Earlier versions of the video can be seen here, here and here. 

The funeral was attended by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Nasir Yahaya Daura.

Daily Trust also reported the event, publishing photos showing the same dignitaries at the burial.

The burial rites, which took place at Radda Village in Charanchi Local Government Area and were attended by prominent government officials and traditional rulers.

THE VERDICT 

The claim that the video shows the burial of President Muhammadu Buhari is MISLEADING, as findings showed that the video depicts the burial rites of the Katsina governor’s mother.  

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Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

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