According to Empowered Newswire, a close relative of the former president said he took ill in London during a medical check-up trip.

The report said Buhari was admitted to the ICU and was discharged last week.

Though the nature of his ailment was not disclosed, the former president is reportedly recuperating in London and is expected back in Nigeria once fully recovered.

Citing informed sources, Empowered Newswire added that Mamman Daura, Buhari’s uncle and confidant, is also currently convalescing in the UK.

Buhari was conspicuously absent from the 50th anniversary celebration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Lagos on May 28.

In a letter to President Bola Tinubu, Buhari his successor that his inability to attend the event was due to a medical check-up in the UK.

On May 1, a of Abdulrasheed Bawa, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside Buhari, surfaced online following a visit by Bawa to Buhari in London.

The purpose of the visit was not disclosed.