Former Head of State,
General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has dismissed rumours that he was hospitalised
in a Germany for an undisclosed ailment, saying his travelling to the European
country was for a routine medical checkup.
Gen. Babangida made this
disclosure on Sunday night, 21 September, 2014, while speaking with Thisday,
adding that there was nothing strange about his trip.
The former Nigerian Army
leader also informed that he would be back in Nigeria on Wednesday, 24
September, 2014.
This is contrary to reports
published at the weekend that Babangida was hospitalised in a hospital in
Germany after he was rushed there 10 days ago from his country home in Minna,
the Niger State capital.
It was reported that the
once upon a time military president was moved from his hilltop mansion in Minna
out of the country in a desperate need of adequate health care.
According to the report,
President Goodluck Jonathan was said to be scheduled to visit the ailing
general in Germany on Sunday.
Babangida was speculated to
be down with an ailment relating to a chronic back pains which he had allegedly
went to Germany sometime for treatment.
A source also quoted a
friend of the former dictator saying Babangida is “getting better”.
Meanwhile, it would be recalled
that members of the National Assembly blamed the regime of General Babangida
who ruled between 1985-1993 for the poor performance of the Nigerian Armed
Forces in their fight against the dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram.
General Babangida, born 17
August, 1941, is a retired Nigerian Army officer who was the military ruler of
Nigeria from 27 August 1985, when he overthrew Major General Muhammadu Buhari
in a coup, until his departure from office on 27 August 1993.
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