A Nigerian man has bought a Bugatti Veyron car owned by Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger, a report today by BBC said.

“Obi Okeke, popularly known as Doctor Bugatti, bought the car for $2.5m (£1.7m)

“The Bugatti Veyron 2015 model goes 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds and has only had about 1,000 miles on it,” the report said.

It quoted entertainment site TMZ as saying that Mr Okeke, a Bugatti dealer, has intentions to resell the vehicle.

Mr Okeke has a lucrative client base, which includes heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, the report said.

It referred to the Spanish edition of the motor sport magazine, Top Gear, which has a story about Mr Okeke titled “the man capable of selling 93 cars at a time”.