Former President and Head of state Muhammadu Buhari dies in London
Muhammadu Buhari GCFR is a Nigerian retired politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. A set retired Nigerian army major general, he was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985. “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody” was a regular refrain Buhari told supporters and critics alike. Buhari defeated Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 in what was judged to be Nigeria’s fairest election to date. Many hoped the retired major general would crack down on armed groups, just as he had as the country’s military head of state. Instead, violence that had mostly been confined to the north-east spread. That left swathes of Nigeria outside the control of the stretched security forces as gunmen in the north-west, armed separatists and gangs in the south-east roamed unchecked. Much of Buhari’s appeal lay in the anti-corruption ethos that was a central plank of his agenda as a military and civilian ruler. He said endem...