Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's Tomb Main Entry Door

Tafawa Balewa's tomb is the burial place of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the only Prime Minister of Nigeria, in Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.[1]

History

During the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the prime minister of Nigeria, was kidnapped and his body was found by the roadside six days after the kidnapping.[2][3] He was then buried in Bauchi where he was born. His tomb was declared as a nationwide monument on August 29, 1979, by the military administrator of the state, Brigadier Garba Duba.[4][5]

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's Tomb Signboard

The construction of the monument and the buildings surrounding the tomb began in 1977 and it was authorized in July 1979.[6][7]

Late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's Grave

References

  1. ↑ "Six must-see places in Bauchi | Premium Times Nigeria". 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. ↑ Times, Lloyd Garrison Special To the New York (1966-01-23). "Nigeria Discloses Death of Balewa; Kidnapped Prime Minister's Body Found on Roadside – Mourning Is Decreed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Tafawa Balewa: 1912 to 1966". The Nation Newspaper. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Tomb Monument". Visit Nigeria Now. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  5. ↑ "'He Died And Left Office Without Having Mansions,' Bauchi Remembers Tafawa Balewa | Channels Television". www.channelstv.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  6. ↑ "FG declares Azikiwe, Balewa's tombs national monuments". The Sun Nigeria. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Gidan Beminister, Mapi Hall, others for national monuments". Daily Trust. 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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