The funeral rites of literary giant, Prof Chinua Achebe began with the arrival of his body at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport, Abuja this morning.
The rites will climax with his interment on Thursday, in his
hometown, Ogidi, Anambra state.
There was a service of songs at the airport followed by cultural display and then an Igbo traditional dance
group performed and the body was later taken to the the National Assembly and has since departed for Enugu.
Courtesy Premium Times
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