Former president Buhari died on Sunday at a London hospital, his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said.
He died at 84.
Meanwhile the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in statement made available by Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President on
Information and Strategy commiserated with the former first family and ordered Vice President Kashim Shettima to proceed to the United Kingdom to accompany Muhammadu Buhari’s body back to Nigeria.
Former President Buhari was twice elected Nigeria’s President in 2015 and 2023.
He also served as military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985.
President Tinubu has ordered flags at half-staff as a mark of respect for the departed leader.
