Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.
He was 82.
The sad news of his demise was announced on X, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Sunday afternoon.
According to him, Buhari died on Sunday at a hospital in the United Kingdom, where he had been receiving medical treatment.
He wrote: “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN.
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The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, this afternoon in a clinic in London.
May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”
Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s military ruler between 1983 and 1985 before returning as a democratically elected president in 2015, was 82 years old.
He was widely known for his anti-corruption stance and efforts to tackle insurgency during his tenure.
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