Buhari: I’m not Jubril from Sudan, I’m Buhari, President rubbishes clone rumour
03 December 2018 |
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President Muhammadu Buhari has finally responded to canards making rounds that he died when he went for a medical treatment in the UK and was replaced by one Jubril from Sudan.
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