There was heavy safety presence on Friday on the Cathedral Church Of Christ, Marina in Lagos, the place the funeral service of former Nigerian chief, Chief Ernest Shonekan is being held.
Males of the Nigeria Police Power had been seen of their numbers cordoning off the realm.
As a part of actions to mark the state funeral service of Shonekan, the 81 Division of the Nigerian Military was additionally set to offer 21-artillery gun salute in his honour.
In an announcement on Thursday, performing Deputy Director, 81 Division Military Public Relations, Main Osoba Olaniyi mentioned the particular honour would happen on the Ebony Vault and Backyard, Ikoyi, Lagos.
It defined: "The 21 Artillery Gun Salute is scheduled for Friday, February 4, 2022. As a part of actions lined up for the State Funeral there could be a 21-Artillery Gun Salute to honour the late Elder Statesman."
Shonekan handed on on the age of 85 at Evercare Hospital, within the Lekki, Eti-Osa Native Authorities Space, the place he had been receiving therapy.
The deceased authorized practitioner was the Abese of Egbaland earlier than he was pronounced lifeless by medical specialists in January.
He was the interim head of the Nigerian Authorities between August 26 and November 17, 1993, when he was ousted in a coup led by the late Basic Sani Abacha.
After he was overthrown via a palace coup, he based the Nigerian Financial Summit Group, an advocacy group and think-tank for personal sector-led growth of the Nigerian economic system
Shonekan was a British-trained lawyer, industrialist, and former Chief Government of the United African Firm of Nigeria Plc (UAC) earlier than he was appointed as Interim President of Nigeria by Basic Ibrahim Babangida in 1993.
He was born on Might 9, 1936, in Lagos into the household of an Abeokuta-born civil servant. He was educated at CMS Grammar Faculty and Igbobi School.
The Lagos State Authorities had earlier declared that every one adjoining and feeder roads resulting in Marina could be cordoned off to permit quick access for visitors that will be attending the burial service for the late Shonekan.
It mentioned that the roads could be locked down for 13 hours and that site visitors alongside Internal Marina could be diverted to the outer Marina round Oando filling station axis the place they may additional hyperlink their locations.
In line with the federal government, the roads could be shut down starting from 5.00 am on Friday, 4th February 2022 and reopened to site visitors round 6.00 pm the identical day.
By way of an announcement launched on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, motorists have been directed to make use of different various routes to scale back journey time inside the axis.
Oladeinde disclosed that motorists, who couldn't keep away from the axis, ought to join JK Randle road via Power Street and hyperlink Broad Avenue to proceed their journey as Internal Marina Street/Odunlami Avenue from Outer Marina Street could be barred from vehicular motion.
In the identical vein, Oladeinde said that motorists descending CMS Bridge to Cathedral Church could be quickly diverted to UBA roundabout and Apongbon axis for onward navigation to different interior components of Lagos Island for straightforward entry to their locations.
The transport commissioner assured motorists that safety and legislation enforcement companies had been positioned on standby for onward deployment to all strategic junctions/intersections in addition to black spots to stop any delays.