IT IS NOT TRUE. President Buhari IS NOT DEAD says Special Adviser Garba Shehu. cc @DrJoeAbah

President Buhari

A few hours ago, rumours of the death of President Muhammadu Buhari spread like wildfire on the internet.

The rumour started when Metro UK reported –

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has died in a London Hospital where he was receiving medical care, the Nigerian Mission in UK has said.

According to the information released by the Nigerian Embassy, Buhari left the West African country for a vacation in the U.K in order to undergo medical checks.

One of the President’s aides who accompanied him to the U.K and spoke on condition of anonymity said the President has been battling an “unknown disease” for a while now.

Though the decision to receive medical care in a foreign land angered some of his countrymen, the Nigerian community in London have expressed deep shock for the President’s demise.

It is the second time in a year that Buhari has sought medical treatment outside Nigeria ; he also traveled to London in June 2016 and saw an ear, nose and throat specialist after contracting an ear infection. 

The Senior Special Adviser to the President, Garba Shehu refuted the story in a tweet. See below

See below how Metro UK reported the news.

(Breaking Times)