Buhari: More looters for arrest
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to the anti-graft war, saying security agencies will continue to expand their dragnets to ensure sanity is restored into public offices.
He said this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday during separate meetings with the Qadiriyya Muslim Movement in Africa and the Izalatul-Bid’a-WaIqamatus-Sunna.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Malam Garba Shehu quoted Buhari as saying that those who stole from the public could no longer sleep well in the country.
Buhari said even when they run abroad, they cannot take their landed assets with them.
“Buhari, who said the looters would be made to return what they stole, however, pledged that “justice will be done to all in the war against corruption.”
Buhari also vowed that his administration would investigate and bring to book, all perpetrators of mayhem across the country, reiterating that no religion or civilised culture tolerates violence, especially the taking of another life.
He said anyone, or group of persons, who unleashed violence on the innocent in the name of a movement, cause or religion lacked understanding of the ordinances of God.
“You can’t kill to please God; and I know no religion tolerates the taking of another person’s life in the name of a religious movement.
“There is never a justification for killing any member of the society. We have been tackling the Boko Haram menace, and we have made significant impact, and we will extend the measures to stop all wanton killings,’’ he said.
He said the security apparatus would be consistently reviewed to check threats to the peaceful co-existence of all Nigerians, and ensure the safety of lives and properties.
In his remarks, the leader of Qadiriyya Muslim Movement in Africa, Dr. Keribullah Nasir Kabara said the movement would continue to remember the president in prayers for good health and longer life to pursue the course of building a stronger nation that caters for all citizens.
He said the reports of improved security in the North East and better harvests for farmers across the nation were clear signs of God’s favour on the government, urging the President to continually look unto God.
The leader of the second group of Ulamas, Shiekh Bala Lau commended the ongoing drive for infrastructural development in the country by the administration.