Yusuf Buhari Returns to Country After Speedy Recovery

President Muhammadu Buhari's only son, Mr. Yusuf Buhari who was involved in a ghastly motorbike accident last December, returned to the country yesterday after undergoing further treatment overseas and making a fast recovery from the wounds sustained in the accident.

Although it could not be ascertained where Yusuf had gone for treatment, THISDAY gathered that Yusuf, who arrived the country last night, was in a better shape and is expected to resume a normal life.

At the time of his accident, a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, had said Yusuf was allegedly drag racing with his friend, when the accident happened on December 26.

According to the statement, “Yusuf broke a limb and sustained an injury to the head as a result. He has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja. He is in a stable condition.”

He had first undergone successful emergency surgery at the Cedarcrest Hospitals, Abuja, carried out by a team of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons.

As Yusuf's health improved, he was transferred from the intensive care unit of the hospital to the ward, following which he was certified stable and discharged.

But sources in the presidency disclosed yesterday that shortly after he was discharged from Cedarcrest, he departed the country quietly due to the sensitivity surrounding his

treatment abroad.

A source further disclosed that the president’s son was in full motor biking gear including a crash helmet when the accident occurred, which may have saved him from life-threatening injuries.

Despite the fact that he was involved in a race with his friend, the source added that security personnel who were tailing him were on hand once the accident happened and moved promptly to get him to a hospital.

When contacted yesterday on his return, the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, declined to comment on the issue.

Adesina, who sounded irritable, said: “The boy has a right to his private life. We can’t be talking about him and his movement.”