Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s Aloof Former President, Dies at 82

Muhammadu Buhari during the US-Africa Business Forum in New York in 2016.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Muhammadu Buhari, a former Nigerian military ruler who went on to become the nation’s first opposition candidate to win a presidential election, has died. He was 82.

Buhari died on Sunday afternoon at a clinic in London, his spokesman Garba Shehu said in a statement, citing his family. He didn’t provide further details.