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Byline: Luka Binniyat and Wole Mosadomi
Scores of dignitaries literally fell over themselves trying to condole former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, as the body of former First Lady, Mrs. Maryam Babangida, was buried yesterday, near the family mosque at the Hilltop residence of the Babangidas in Minna, Niger State.
The ex-military President sat amid some former Nigerian leaders, his children and very close associates about 100 metres away, on a marbled porch entrance into the labyrinthine mansion.
The official security attached to the mansion did a yeoman's job trying to ward off the throng of dignitaries. But the VIPs came with their own …