The Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, has revealed that the president’s son, Yusuf, is not dead.
Yusuf suffered brain injury after he was involved in a bike accident on Tuesday December 26,2017 .
Onochie reacting to news of Yusuf’s death on her Twitter page, urged Nigerians to disregard the report
She wrote: “The news making the rounds regarding Yusuf Buhari, son of Pres. Buhari & Aisha Buhari, is Fake.
“He is very alive, to their shame.”
Yusuf Buhari was involved in an accident on December 26 in Abuja when he, along with a friend, was racing in the Nigerian capital and he veered off the road in the process.
According to the Presidency, Yusuf broke a limb and had an injury to the head. He later underwent surgery at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja.
While there were rumours that he was flown abroad for further treatment, sources at the Presidency insisted the surgery done in Nigeria was enough.