This tomb and small museum commemorate Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria's first prime minister after independence in 1960. Balewa was born in Bauchi, led the country during its first years as a sovereign state, and was killed in the 1966 coup.
For visitors trying to understand modern Nigeria, this is the most meaningful stop in the city. The display is modest, but the subject is not: Balewa sits at the hinge between colonial rule, independence optimism, and the political crises that followed.