Nigeria, July 13 -- Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's former president and military ruler, is dead.

Mr Buhari died on Sunday at a London hospital, his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, announced. He was 82.

"The family of the former president has announced the passing of Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin," Mr Shehu wrote in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter).

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the former president had been receiving treatment at a London medical facility for several weeks. He had been abroad since April, initially for what sources described as a routine medical check-up, before his condition reportedly worsened.

Mr Buhari served as Nigeria's democratically...