Presidential Muhammadu Buhari has made a startling statement about the whereabouts of corrupt Nigerians who are wanted in line with criminal investigations.
Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that one of the biggest suspects in the ongoing probe on corruption in Nigeria is in the United Kingdom.
The president made the statement while speaking with United Kingdom-based newspaper, Daily Telegraph. Buhari, who refused to mention any name, said this in an interview with the paper..
He also spoke about Boko Haram, saying that his administration was ready to discuss with them on the missing Chibok girls.
“One of the biggest corruption suspects is in Britain, although, I am not going to name that person. But, Britain has earned our respect in the way it deals with these matters.
“Our only problem is that it seems to be too thorough and it takes too much time. If there are obvious cases, like bank accounts, infrastructure, houses and hotels, I would hope they could do it quicker, so that we can claim these things back promptly.”
On Boko Haram, the president said: “As long as we can estsblish the bonafides of the leadership of Boko Haram, we are prepared as a government to discuss with them on how to get the girls back. But, we have not established any evidence of a credible leadership."
Asked if Abubakar Shekau was still the leader of the sect, Buhari said: “ I receive conflicting information about the status of Shekau. Some say he has been removed and replaced by a less charismatic terrorist.
"I think he must be on the run, because out of the 14 local governments that Boko Haram used to call their Caliphate, they do not control any now. They are scattered around the Sambisa forest and they have resorted to attacking soft targets, people in churches, mosques and market places, using improvised explosives devices.”