The Presidency has dismissed as fake news reports that the President’s son, Yusuf Buhari, was flown out of the country early Thursday morning following his severe head injury in a bike accident.
Some online news platforms had reported that the younger Buhari was flown to Germany in an air ambulance following a bike accident on Tuesday night.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a text message to NAN on Thursday in Abuja, said Buhari was still being treated at a private hospital in Abuja.
Shehu had on Wednesday in a statement confirmed that the son of the President, who was involved in a bike accident, was in stable condition.
He said that Yusuf had the accident on Tuesday night around Gwarimpa area in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Shehu said Buhari junior broke a limb and also sustained an injury on the head as a result of the incident.
“He has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja. He is in a stable condition.
“The President and his wife, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari are thankful to Nigerians for the good wishes and prayers for their son,” the presidential spokesman said.
