looted the treasury under the Goodluck Jonathan
administration have started discreet return of stolen funds....
Speaking at a forum with the Nigerian community in Tehran,
capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Buhari said those
accused of corruption would have been prosecuted but that
the matter must be thoroughly investigated in order to
gather enough evidence for them to face trial.
Buhari pointed out that it was easy for him during his tenure
as a military Head of State in1985 to arrest and put those
alleged corrupt individuals in protective custody for them to
prove their innocence
However, the President explained that in a democratic
government, he had to follow the rule of law and due
process which had slowed him down in prosecuting
corruption.
Buhari said “On corruption; yes, they are still innocent. But,
we are collecting documents and some of them have started
voluntarily returning something. But we want all. When we
get those documents, we will formally charge them to court
and then we will tell Nigerians to know those who abused
trust when they are entrusted with public funds. So, the day
of reckoning is gradually approaching.”, he added
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