Breaking: Buhari Jets Out To London For Medical Checkup

President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on a medical trip to London, United Kingdom.

The Nigerian leader departed Abuja on Sunday, Ezenwoko’s Blog reports.

Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina had announced last month that the Nigerian leader would visit his doctor in London for “routine medical checks that will last for a maximum of two weeks”.

Another announcement, however, followed shortly that President Buhari has cut short his planned trip and returned to Abuja after the United Nations event in Kenya.

This was made known in a short Twitter statement on Friday afternoon by the President’s personal assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad.

An update by Ahmad on Twitter says: “President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja, after his participation in the 50th Anniversary of the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya.”

The President, however, left the country today and would be out for a few days.

More details shortly…