Aisha Buhari says Buhari once believed Aso Rock gossip she planned to kill him
Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that her late husband, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, briefly believed rumours in Aso Rock that she was plotting to kill him. She said the gossip created deep suspicion and prompted Buhari to begin locking his room and changing some of his personal habits. Her account is contained in a new 600-page biography, From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, written by Dr Charles Omole and launched at the State House. The 22-chapter book traces Buhari’s life from his early days in Daura, Katsina State, to his final hours in a London hospital in July 2025. Aisha explained that her husband’s major health crisis in 2017 did not start as a mysterious illness or poisoning. She argued that it began when his carefully planned feeding routine and nutritional supplements, which she had overseen […]
