‘We’ll soon charge looters to court,’ President says

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November 17, 2015 9:52 AM

President Muhammadu Buhari however said that that due process would be followed in the prosecution of the looters.

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has once again expressed his government’s commitment to prosecute persons who have looted Nigeria’s resources.

Buhari however said that that due process would be followed in the prosecution of the looters.

The president made the comment on Monday, November 16, 2015, during a meeting with a delegation from the Foursquare Gospel Church in Abuja.

According to a statement released by presidential media aide, Femi Adesina, Buhari said:

“Under military rule, people could be arrested and held on the basis of suspicion, but in a true democracy, anyone accused of an offence must be presumed innocent till pronounced guilty by a court of law.”

“President Buhari said that his administration was therefore diligently building up its case against those accused of stealing government funds, getting necessary evidence and facts, before formal charges are brought against them,” the statement adds.

Buhari had earlier said that his government would prosecute everyone found guilty of corruption, a sentiment that was also recently mirrored by his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo who said that there would be no sacred cows in the anti-graft war.

Meanwhile, the president’s war on corruption is said to be affecting a market in London where Nigerians used to spend extravagantly.

East London’s Sunday market, which is also known as Liverpool Street Market, is reportedly experiencing a drastic reduction in patronage due to the ongoing anti-graft war.

READ: Buhari's corruption war affecting London Market where Nigerians used to 'spend anyhow'

“In the past, Nigerians used to come here and spend (money) anyhow. But now only a few come and they spend very little. In many shops, 90 percent of sales are by Nigerian customers. So you can see why the businesses are folding up,” a shop owner, Chief (Mrs) Franca Aina said according to Daily Trust.

READ: Buhari's corruption war affecting sales of luxury cars, houses in Abuja

The New York Times had also reported in October that Buhari’s war against corruption was affecting the sales of luxury cars and houses in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.

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