Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has passed away at the age of 82.
The news was confirmed by his former aide, Bashir Ahmad, who announced the former president’s death on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this afternoon.
“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,” Ahmad wrote. “May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus. Amin.”
Buhari served as Nigeria’s democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023. Prior to that, he held the position of military head of state from 1983 to 1985.
Throughout his time in public service, he was widely recognized for his firm stance against corruption and his initiatives aimed at stabilizing the nation’s economy.
Details regarding his burial arrangements, which are expected to align with Islamic rites, will be communicated by his family in due course.
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