Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82.

Muhammadu Buhari, the former president of Nigeria who led the country as both a military ruler after a coup and later as the elected president, has died at the age of 82, his family said.

The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari have departed London, United Kingdom, en route to his hometown of Daura in Katsina State ahead of a state burial.