Tafawa Balewa's tomb

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]

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's Tomb Main Entry Door

Sir Balewa's Tomb

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.