I married Aisha because I lost two kids to sickle cell anemia, Buhari disclosed

Muhammadu Buhari, the president of Nigeria, has disclosed that he lost two of his kids to sickle cell disease.

On Friday night in the State House Banquet Hall, Buhari celebrated his 80th birthday with a special supper hosted by his family and close friends. A documentary was shown to commemorate the occasion.

Speaking about his personal life, the President disclosed that two of the kids he had with his late wife Safinatu died of sickle cell anemia.

Buhari explained that he requested his second wife have an AA genotype in order to prevent his offspring from inheriting the S from his AS genotype. This is why he married the first lady, Aisha Buhari.