00:00President Bola Ahmed Tanubu has confirmed and announced the death of the Nigeria immediate past president,
00:06Mohamedou Buhari at a London hospital at about 4.30 p.m. on Sunday,
00:11after years of rumors and speculations by the detained leader of the indigenous people of Biafra,
00:17IPOB, Mazi Namdi Karnu that the person that ruled Nigeria for the last eight years died few years after he took over office on May 29, 2015.
00:27The news of former President Buhari's death came at a time the ex-president was a major point of discussion
00:34during the preceding week after the personal media aid to the late president, Gaba Shehu confessed he lied to cover up the health issues of the then-president Mohamedou Buhari,
00:44a confession, the indigenous people of Biafra described and said that the Gaba Shehu's confessional statement about the use of the
00:52villa rat, invasion story to cover up former President Mohamedou Buhari's illness vindicates its detained leader,
01:00Namdi Karnu who had speculated years ago, starting from 2018 that the real Mohamedou Buhari died few years after assuming office,
01:09that, the man that ruled Nigeria for the last part of first tenure and second tenure was Mr. Jubal al-Sudani from Sudan.
01:17In a statement on Saturday by the Biafra group's spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB said Karnu was the first to expose Buhari's health condition and was persecuted for it.
01:29The group described Shehu's confession as a delayed confession born out of guilt and irrelevance.
01:35Where was this honesty when the Nigerian people needed it? Where was this, truth, when IPOB and our leader were being vilified, jailed, and labeled terrorists for speaking it?
01:47If this level of deliberate misinformation had happened in any sane society, those responsible would be in jail for subverting the constitution, undermining national security, and deceiving the electorate.
02:00But Nigeria rewards mediocrity, protects liars, and punishes truth-tellers.
02:06The truth is like the rising sun, it cannot be suppressed.
02:10Today, Gaba Shehu has confessed, tomorrow others will follow, Asso Rock is a house built on lies, and the foundation is shaking, the statement added.
02:21The former president, Mohamedou Buhari had begged for forgiveness if he had done anyone wrong.
02:27In 2023, he said at a gathering that,
02:31Whoever thought that there has been some form of injustice on him we are all humans, there is no doubt I hurt some people,
02:38and I wish they would pardon me and those who think that I have hurt them, please pardon me.
02:43Late President Mohamedou Buhari stated this in May, 2023, according to the video republished on ex-social media platform on Sunday by one of his former media assistants, Bashir Ahmed.
02:56According to the press release by the president's spokesperson, Bayo Onanunga,
03:02President Tenubu has directed the vice president Shatima to travel to the United Kingdom to accompany the body of the former president back home.
03:10The statement reads in quotes thus,
03:12President Bola Ahmed Tenubu has announced the passing of his predecessor, President Mohamedou Buhari.
03:19President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30 p.m., following a prolonged illness.
03:26President Tenubu has spoken with Mrs. Aishat Buhari, the former president's widow and offered his deep condolences.
03:34President Tenubu has also directed Vice President Kashin Shatima to proceed to the United Kingdom to accompany President Mohamedou Buhari's body back to Nigeria.
03:43Former President Buhari was twice elected Nigeria's president in 2015 and 2023.
03:51He also served as military head of state between January 1984 and August 1985.
03:58President Tenubu has ordered flags at half-staff as a mark of respect for the departed leader, Bayo Onanunga, special advisor to the president.
04:07President, information and strategy stated this on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
04:13On a personal note, President Bola Ahmed Tenubu said,
04:17It is with profound sorrow and a heavy heart that I received the news of the passing of His Excellency, Major General Mohamedou Buhari, retired, GCFR.
04:27My predecessor, who departed this life today, Sunday, July 13, 2025, at a hospital in the United Kingdom.
04:36President Buhari was to the very core, a patriot, a soldier, a statesman.
04:42His legacy of service and sacrifice endures.
04:45He served Nigeria with unwavering dedication, first as a military leader from January 1984 to August 1985, and later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023.
04:59Duty, honor, and a deep commitment to the unity and progress of our nation defined his life.
05:06He stood firm through the most turbulent times, leading with quiet strength, profound integrity, and an unshakable belief in Nigeria's potential.
05:15He championed discipline in public service, confronted corruption head-on, and placed the country above personal interest at every turn.
05:24In this moment of national mourning, I extend my deepest condolences to his beloved wife, Aisha, with whom I have been in constant touch, his children, the entire Buhari family, and all who knew and loved him.
05:37I also extend my condolences to the government and people of Katsina State, most especially the people and traditional leaders of Dara Emirate.
05:47We honor his service, we reflect on his legacy, and we pray for the peaceful repose of his soul.
05:53As a mark of respect to our former leader, I have directed that all national flags fly at half-staff across the country for seven days from today.
06:02I have also summoned an emergency federal executive council session on Tuesday, dedicated to his honor.
06:09The federal government will accord President Buhari full state honors befitting his towering contributions to our country.
06:16May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Al-Jana Ferdos.
06:21And may his life continue to inspire generations of Nigerians to serve with courage, conviction, and selflessness.
06:29Bola Ahmed Tanubu, GCFR, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria stated this on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
06:37It would be recalled that in April 2019 during the preparation for the Nigeria general elections,
06:45Namdi Kanu came up with a fresh claim about the true nationality of President Mohamedou Buhari.
06:51Kanu, in his broadcast from the United Kingdom, said that neither, dead, Mohamedou Buhari, nor, his replacement, Jibril al-Sudani,
07:01is qualified to contest for Nigeria's presidential election.
07:05Namdi Kanu argued that being born on Nigerian soil was not enough to qualify one as a Nigerian citizen by birth,
07:13unless the parents, grandparents of such person is also born in Nigeria.
07:19The IPOB leader said that Buhari's father, Hado Adamu, was a nomadic Fulani trader, a duck seller,
07:26from Nijay Republic and later became a bodyguard in the emir of Dara's palace,
07:31which made him to settle in Dara, Katsina state, adding that he, Hado, was born in Niger Republic, not Nigeria.
07:39Namdi Kanu vowed to continue his efforts to unmask Jibril Aminu al-Sudani,
07:45the Sudanese man who he had claimed is replaced the then-President Buhari in the presidential villa.
07:50In a video he posted on social media to wish his followers a happy 2019,
07:56Kanu who went missing in September 2017 and resurfaced in Israel in October 2018,
08:03said the worst days for the secessionist group were over and the 2019 promises to be appointed year of Biafra independence
08:10and in the video, Kanu vowed to ensure that activities in Biafra land will be grounded during the presidential election.
08:18He said, the unmasking of Jibril Aminu al-Sudani the fake Nigerian president will continue unabated.
08:25By the time we are done with him and his handlers, Lugard will become truly ashamed of what he created.
08:31I would like to see Nigerians participate in elections where one of the names on the ballot paper is a dead man.
08:39This shame and humiliation is one that will never leave Nigeria as it heads ingloriously towards self-destruction.
08:46We understand the enemy has announced yet another round of Fulani military invasion of our land in the name of Operation Python Dance,
08:54no doubt to help facilitate the rigging of elections for Jibril al-Sudani and the cronies of Fulani Cabal across Nigeria.
09:02What I said previously still stand and there is no going back.
09:07Chuku Okike Abiyama is my witness that any reported shooting or killing of any Biafran by this Fulani Janjaweed army of Nigeria will be avenged, he said.
09:17In December 2019, then-President Mohamedou Buhari personally spoke and said he's not the Jibril from Sudan,
09:25that he's the real Buhari Nigerians voted for.
09:28Chuku Okike Abiyama, so that there has been some form of injustice on him, we are all humans.
09:37There is no doubt I hurt some people and I wish they would pardon me.
09:42And those who think that I hurt them so much, please pardon me.
09:48I thank you very much.
09:49Kostaswa Akongedou, bringing you the news in a more digital way.
