Family and friends of former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, have rubbished the rumoured death of the gapped-tooth retired army general.
A national newspaper had reported that an online media had published that the former president passed on Friday, May 17
But emerging reports said that Babangida is hail and hearty and still bubbling with life.
An ‘impeccable’ source had told the national newspaper that General Babangida along with his children, close friends and associates broke fast together in his Hill top mansion Friday, May 17.
According to the source, “It is normal that during fasting like this, all the children of the former Military president normally come to Minna in and break fast with him.
”Not only that, Babangida normally break his fast with many of his friends and other relatives and he has been doing so since this year’s fasting started including yesterday and as you know, the dead cannot break fast with the living and that is to tell you that the man IBB is still alive and not dead and still bubbling with life,” the source declared.
According to the newspaper, as at the time of going to press, Babangida was still said to be expecting some visitors which he is scheduled to meet around 10pm. “This is to tell you that the man is still very healthy and a testimony that he will still live long,” the source added.