• Several top Buhari’s aides were ‘refused access to the Presidential Villa today’.
• They attended the Abba Kyari‘s funeral which took place earlier today in Abuja
• The funeral rites which aired on TV showed a lot of them flout NCDC directives on social distancing.

Some presidential aides were refused access to the Presidential Villa over fears they might have exposed themselves to COVID-19 at Abba Kyari’s burial.

They include ‘State House Chief Protocol Officer, Ambassador Lawal Kazaure, Special Assistant to the President, Yusuf Sabiu, a nephew to the President, Musa Haro Daura, and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the, Garba Shehu,’ according to Sahara Reporters.

The NCDC had earlier warned people against crowding the burial ceremony.

However, Abba Kyari’s funeral rites which aired on TV, showed several people flouting NCDC’s order on social distancing.

In fact, a lot of them had no face mask or hand gloves on them for protection against Coronavirus.

Other people who have also been barred from entering Aso Villa include National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, Director-General of National Intelligence Agency, Mr Ahmad Rufai, and Personal Assistant on New Media to President Buhari, Bashir Ahmed, among several others.