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Muhammadu Buhari, the former president of Nigeria, passed away at the age of 82.
His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, made the announcement on X (previously Twitter).
Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, passed away this afternoon in a London clinic, according to the former president’s family. In Aljannatul Firdaus, may Allah accept him. “Amin,” Ahmad wrote.
Buhari, who led Nigeria as its military leader from 1983 to 1985 before taking office as its civilian president from 2015 to 2023, was well-known for his anti-corruption policies and attempts to stabilise the country’s economy.
Details about his funeral plans, which will follow Islamic customs, should be made public shortly by the family.
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