Nigeria, April 8 -- President Muhammadu Buhari has described his latest medical trip to London as a 'short rest.'

Mr Buhari said this in a letter to the King of Jordan, Abdullah Al-Hussein.

Mr Buhari travelled to London last week for 'medical check-up,' according to his office. He is due back in Nigeria in the second week of April, his office said.

The president has been criticised by many Nigerians for travelling for medical treatment at a time resident doctors in the country were preparing for a nationwide strike. The doctors commenced the strike two days after the president's trip and are still on strike.

Details of Mr Buhari's letter to the Jordanian king was contained in a Thursday statement by Mr Buhari's spokesperson, Garba She...