President Muhammadu Buhari has sounded a note of warning to Nigerian leaders who have looted the nation’s treasury over the years to prepare for him if he is re-elected in 2019 for a second term in office.
Buhari, who spoke on the Voice of America (VOA) Hausa service programme today, Tuesday in Washington DC, promised to set up special courts to prosecute the looters, adding: “those who embezzle public funds should be ready to face the consequences.”
President Buhari stressed that by the time he starts the real fight against corruption, Nigerians will know that he is very serious about disgorging the looters of what they stole from the country’s coffers.
“Well, there is no any other measure other than to ensure that whoever is arrested is prosecuted for all to see. We should have had a lot more arrests and prosecution by now; EFCC has done a lot; they will investigate and send accused persons to court and Nigerians would be adequately informed.
“Those who are saying we have not done enough in that regard are right. What we don’t want is to take people to places where the judges may not be able to convict them appropriately.
Now we will select those who will dispense justice well and give them time and necessary evidence such as the bank balances and properties owned by individuals in comparison to their wages.
“They will be asked how to prove how they acquired the difference, otherwise, everything will be taken away and they will be prosecuted.” [myad]
