Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari, 82, dies in London
'President Buhari died today in London … following a prolonged illness,' President Bola Tinubu's spokesman said in a statement.
The spokesman said Tinubu had directed Vice-President Kashim Shettima and his chief of staff to travel to London to collect and accompany 82-year-old Buhari's body back to Nigeria for burial.
A Muslim, Buhari was expected to be buried according to Muslim rites in his home state of northwestern Katsina, government officials said.
Buhari first led the country as a military ruler after a coup in the 1980s. He earned a devoted following for his brand of anti-corruption conviction politics.
He referred to himself as a 'converted democrat' and swapped his military uniform for kaftans and prayer caps.
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