Former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away.
The news was confirmed on Sunday afternoon by his former spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu.
According to Shehu, the former president died in a hospital in the United Kingdom on Sunday.
In a brief statement, he said:
“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.”
As of press time, further details regarding the cause of death have not been disclosed.
Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s military ruler from 1983 to 1985 and later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023, was one of the country’s most prominent political figures.
More updates to follow.
