In a video shared online, Buhari was seen getting off an airplane in London before entering a car, while some Nigerian officials stood.
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived London, United Kingdom, to undergo surgery for the removal of a mass in his body believed to be cancerous.
In a video shared online, Buhari was seen getting off an airplane in London before entering a car, while some Nigerian officials stood.
SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that the President is expected to undergo a surgical procedure at the Royal Brompton Hospital in the United Kingdom.
The hospital is situated at Sydney St, London SW3 6NP.
“Our principal, President Buhari is to undergo a complicated surgical procedure in the UK. Meanwhile, the procedure is more complicated than being revealed by Femi Adesina and other presidential aides,” a presidential source had said.
“It is a procedure to remove a mass inside his body believed to be cancerous, and it will be done at Royal Brompton Hospital.
“He will be gone for two weeks but could stay longer. He had earlier pushed the treatment till further notice but his doctors warned him to do it now or die. Unfortunately, he refused to hand over to Vice President Osinbajo as usual.”
SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that Buhari who recently travelled to Seoul, South Korea on a five-day official visit would also be going to London, where he would be seeing his doctors.
“President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja for Seoul, South Korea on a 5-day official visit to the Asian country,” a source had said.
“The President who wanted to visit Doha, Qatar last month but was snubbed by the Qatari leader is poised to go on a merry-go-round around the world between now and his eagerly awaited exit from power in about 7 months.
“From Seoul, Buhari will proceed to London where he is scheduled to undergo a medical procedure at the Royal Brompton Hospital situated at Sydney St, London SW3 6NP, between November 1 and 2, 2022.”
Confirming the report on Monday, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on his Twitter account said the President would be going for a medical checkup in London and would be back in Nigeria in the second week of November.
Adesina said, “President Buhari leaves for London October 31, 2022, for routine medical checkup. He returns to the country 2nd week of November, 2022.”
This is despite the rising tension and apprehension in the country, especially in Abuja over the terror alerts issued by the US, UK and Canadian commissions.
Buhari’s trip comes a few months after Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar declined a request by the Nigerian President to visit the country.