By Ogochukwu Isioma
The family of former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has announced his passing in a London hospital on Sunday afternoon.
He was aged 82.
The news of the passing of the former Nigerian leader was announced in a terse statement signed by his former spokesman, Garba Shehu.
It reads, ““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. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.”
Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s President from 2015 to 2023 and earlier as military Head of State from 1983 to 1985, had been receiving treatment in London since April 2025.
Initial reports described the visit as a medical check‑up, but sources confirmed he fell ill soon after arriving and remained hospitalised.
Born on 17 December 1942 in Daura, Katsina State, Muhammadu Buhari was a retired Major General in the Nigerian Army and a prominent figure in Nigeria’s political and military history.
Following the military coup of December 1983, which ousted the civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari, Buhari served as military Head of State from 1983 to 1985 before being overthrown in another coup led by General Ibrahim Babangida.
He re-emerged as a democratic contender, contesting and losing presidential elections in 2003, 2007, and 2011. He eventually won the presidency in 2015 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeating incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan — the first time a sitting Nigerian president lost an election.
Buhari retired from active politics in May 2023, handing over power to his successor, President Bola Tinubu. He returned to his hometown in Daura, where he spent his post-presidency years largely away from public view, until his failing health in 2025.
