Former President Muhammadu Buhari Passes Away in London

Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has died in London.

A statement released by the family and signed by his former media aide, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the elder statesman passed away on Sunday afternoon at a clinic in the United Kingdom.

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The statement read:

“Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. 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.”

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Born on December 17, 1942, in Daura, Katsina State, Buhari served as Nigeria’s Head of State between January 1984 and August 1985 following a military coup, and later returned to power as a democratically elected president in 2015, serving two consecutive terms until 2023.

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