Nigeria former President, Muhammadu Buhari is dead.

He died in London this afternoon.

He media office released this statement shortly after his death.

”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 will be remembered for his decades of service to Nigeria as a military ruler and later a democratically elected president, leaves behind a legacy that shaped the country’s modern political landscape.