At least 2,000 people attended the
funeral prayer for Hajiya Zulai Buhari, the eldest daughter of the presidential
candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in the 2011 elections,
General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), in Kaduna last night.
The deceased, who was popularly known
as Magajiya, died during childbirth at a private hospital in Kaduna around 8pm.
According to a source, she was rushed
to the hospital on Wednesday where a Caesarean section was carried out on her.
She was said to be recovering but suddenly took ill around 6pm yesterday.