Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has died on Sunday.
A short assertion issued on Sunday afternoon by his longtime media aide, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the previous president handed away in a London clinic.
Shehu’s assertion, shared with the press, learn: “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN. 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.”
No additional particulars have been offered relating to the reason for dying, however Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 to 2023, had a protracted historical past of in search of medical therapy within the United Kingdom throughout and after his presidency.Afrobeats merchandise
Buhari, a retired Major General within the Nigerian Army, beforehand dominated the nation as a navy head of state from 1983 to 1985 earlier than returning as a democratically elected president three many years later. He was the primary opposition candidate in Nigerian historical past to defeat an incumbent president.
Funeral preparations have been but to be introduced.
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