Bike Accident: Presidency denies flying Buhari’s son, Yusuf, to Germany

The Presidency has dismissed as ‘ fake news ’ an online story that the President ’ s son , Yusuf Buhari was flown out of the country early Thursday morning following his severe head injury in a bike accident .
An online media outfit, TheCable, on Thursday reported that Buhari had been flown to Germany over the head injury he sustained following a bike accident on Tuesday night .
“ As previously reported by TheCable, he is being flown to Germany for specialist care .
“The family is said to have decided on Germany .
“ He was driven to the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport , Abuja, in an ambulance with oxygen support .
“ An orthopaedic consultant with specialisation in head injuries was also on the flight to monitor his progress , ” TheCable reported
However , Malam Garba Shehu , the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in a text message on Thursday in Abuja , said Buhari was still being treated at a private hospital in Abuja .
It would be recalled that Shehu had on Wednesday in a statement confirmed that the son of the President , Yusuf Buhari , who was involved in a bike accident , was in stable condition .
He said that Yusuf had the accident on Tuesday night around Gwarimpa area in the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja .
Shehu said Buhari junior broke a limb and also sustained an injury on the head as a result of the incident .
“ He has undergone surgery at a clinic in Abuja . He is in a stable condition .
“The President and his wife , Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari are thankful to Nigerians for the good wishes and prayers for their son , ” the presidential spokesman said .
Source_Punch News