Former President Muhammadu Buhari died of leukaemia, SaharaReporters has exclusively learnt.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday evening announced that Buhari died at about 4:30 p.m. in London, United Kingdom, following a prolonged illness.
According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu has since spoken with the former First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, to express his condolences over the loss.
Meanwhile, sources privy to Buhari’s health condition as reported, that the former President died of leukaemia – a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are produced.
“Buhari died of leukaemia,” one of the sources said.
In response to the development, the President directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to travel to the UK immediately to accompany Buhari’s body back to Nigeria.
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