Former President Muhammadu Buhari has died. He passed away on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 pm in a London clinic, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
His former media aide, Garba Shehu, announced the news on Sunday via a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Buhari, who ruled Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, will be buried on Monday in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, in line with Islamic tradition.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who expressed deep sorrow over the loss of his predecessor, has sent Vice President Kashim Shettima to London to oversee arrangements and accompany the late president’s body back to Nigeria for burial.
Buhari, a retired major general, had also served as Nigeria’s military head of state from 1983 to 1985 before returning to power as a democratically elected president in 2015.
His passing marks the end of an era in Nigeria’s political history.