Former President Muhammadu Buhari has died in a clinic in
London, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.
Garba Shehu, the former spokesperson, announced his demise
on Sunday in a post on X.
“The family of the former president has announced the
passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a
clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin,” he wrote.
Buhari, who had been battling an undisclosed ailment, was
recently discharged from an intensive care unit in London, according to family
sources.
He was said to have taken ill during a routine medical visit
abroad and had remained under observation in the weeks leading up to his
passing.
Though details of the illness were not made public, the
former president was believed to be recuperating until his condition took a
turn.
A retired major general and one of Nigeria’s most
recognisable political figures, Buhari served first as military head of state
from 1983 to 1985, before returning as an elected president in 2015.
His two-term civilian presidency, which ended in 2023, was
defined by a sweeping anti-corruption agenda, an economic reform programme, and
sustained efforts to address insecurity across the country.
Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced in the
coming hours, as tributes begin to pour in from across Nigeria.
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