Mamman Daura, a nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari was on Wednesday flown abroad for urgent medical treatment, according to a report by SaharaReporters.
The online news platform, reported that Daura, known to be a member of the ‘cabal’ behind the Buhari Presidency, was flown to the United Kingdom.
“Daura, 79, was said to have been flown in a private jet to the UK on Wednesday after exhibiting respiratory difficulties with symptoms similar to coronavirus since last Friday,” the report read.
Daura made the trip at a time the ban imposed on international flights as one of the ways of curtailing further spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria has not been lifted.
It would be recalled that the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, was also reportedly flown to the United Arab Emirates for treatment.
A source in the Presidency says it is inappropriate for the Presidency to speak on Daura’s personal issues because he is not a government official, adding that, it would be wrong to expect any reaction from the government.
“Is he (Daura) a government official? Is that how the Presidency has been speaking officially on the movement of private citizens? I think it will be unfair to expect the Presidency to speak on this,” the source said.
