The Presidency has dismissed as `fake news’ an online story that the President Buhari’s son, Yusuf Buhari was flown out of the country early Thursday
The Presidency has dismissed as `fake news’ an online story that the President Buhari’s son, Yusuf Buhari was flown out of the country early Thursday morning following his severe head injury in a bike accident. An online media outfit, TheCable, on Thursday reported that Yusuf had been flown to Germany over head injury he sustained following a bike accident on Tuesday night.
“As previously reported by TheCable, he is being flown to Germany for specialist care. “The family is said to have decided on Germany. He was driven to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, in an ambulance with oxygen support. An orthopedic consultant with specialisation in head injuries was also on the flight to monitor his progress.’’
However, Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity said, Yusuf Buhari was still being treated at a private hospital in Abuja.
Recall that Yusuf Buhari was involved in a bike accident on Tuesday night around Gwarimpa area in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. He broke a limb and also sustained an injury on the head as a result of the incident and had to gro through surgery at a clinic in Abuja.
Meanwhile, Yusyf Buhari’s friend, Bashir Gwandu who was involved in the bike accident is still in coma. Bashir and Yusuf were riding their power bikes together when the accident happened. According to reports, Yusuf was about to overtake Bashir’s bike when he lost control and they collided. Both of them sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the Cedarcrest Hospital.
