Anti-corruption war: We are following due process

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that due to rule of law and due process, he cannot order the arrest of looters from the past administration unlike when he was the military president where he could order them to be arrested and put in detention until they prove their inncocence.
Speaking to the Nigerian community in Teheran Iran, Nigerian community he confirmed to his audience that treasury looters in the Jonathan administration have started returning stolen funds.

Buhari said those accused of corruption would have been prosecuted by now, but for the need to thoroughly investigate them with a view to gathering enough evidence to facilitate their prosecution.

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 the trust when they were entrusted with public funds. So, the day of reckoning is gradually approaching.”