President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. His death was announced in a statement by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, spokesperson of President Bola Tinubu. The former president died in London earlier on Sunday.
According to Onanuga, vice president Kashim Shettima has been mandated to go to London to accompany his remains back to Nigeria. Buhari, a retired general and former military head of state, ruled Nigeria for the second time as a civilian president from 2015 to 2023.