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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