Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari dies in London aged 82

Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president has died aged 82

Muhammadu Buhari served as the leader of Nigeria twice — once as it’s military head of a state and later as a democratic president (Getty)

The former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has died aged 82 in London, his press secretary said Sunday.

He led Africa’s most populous nation twice: first as a military head of state from 1983 to 1985, then as a democratically elected president from 2015-2023.

Buhari had been receiving medical treatment in London in recent weeks, and had often travelled to London in the past for medical attention.

He was the first president to defeat a sitting president when he was elected in 2015, overseeing the country’s worst economic period and fight against insurgency.

Married twice, Buhari had ten children.

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