Former Nigerian president down with stroke, flown abroad for treatment

Former Military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar is seriously ill.

Sources said the ex-head of state may have suffered a stroke in a part of his body.

According to ThisDay, Abubakar was flown out of Nigeria about three weeks ago to receive medical treatment overseas.

Family sources said he was first flown to Dubai in the United Arab Emirate for medical attention but could now have been admitted at a Specialist hospital in the United Kingdom.

Sources in the UK said his in-law and Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello immediately after the All Progressives Congress Presidential primaries travelled to Dubai to show support for the former Nigerian leader and was expected to be at his hospital bed in the UK for the same motive.

According to our source, the health condition of Abdulsalam calls for worry but his doctors are working to stabilise him and return him to good health.

“He was 80 years old last week and all plans to celebrate him in a big way by family, friends and associates could not materialise because he had to be brought to London for medical care.
“His condition is not deteriorating but calls for worry. He is not a young man at 80 but we are praying for good health for him.

“We don’t know how long he will stay here. We hope he will return to Nigeria as soon as his health is better and allowed to go by his doctors. General Abubakar is a stabilising figure in Nigeria. He is well respected across board and we pray God grant him more years,” said the source who saw him in the last 48 hours,” the source added.