<h1>Former Nigerian President Buried in Hometown as Thousands Gather to Pay Final Respects</h1> A former Nigerian president was buried in his northern hometown as thousands gathered to pay respects. The 82-year-old leader died in London following an undisclosed illness that kept him from public life since leaving office in 2023. The current president and regional leaders attended the funeral, with one describing the deceased as a leading figure in Nigerian and African politics. The former president ruled twice - first as military dictator after a 1983 coup until being ousted in 1985, then as democratically elected president from 2015-2023, making him Nigeria's second-longest serving leader. His tenure was marked by health crises requiring medical trips abroad, human rights restrictions, isolationist economic policies, and rising insecurity.