President Muhammadu Buhari has said that treasury looters in the country have started denying their loot, a sign that the anti-corruption campaign of his administration was working.
The president made this known when members of the Daura Emirate Coalition paid him a condolence visit in his hometown Daura, Katsina state on Monday.
Buhari is believed to have gone home over the death of two of his extended family members within hours of each other penultimate week.
Addressing his visitors, Buhari said, “Some years back one of my schoolmates in the primary school who worked at a cottage company before his demise predicted that we will come to a situation when looters will deny their loot in Nigeria.
“So, as a civil servant, you have 10 houses in Abuja and even in Kaduna and abroad, the more you show them the properties the more they will swear that it does not belong to them.
“And we are still following the process; you know democracy, you have to follow due process and respect the rule of law.
“If you are following, you will hear that some of these looters were arrested, and for those who deny their loot, then instead of what happened before, this time around we will sell those stolen properties and the proceeds will be deposited in government treasury.
“If the money is in the government treasury I will see who will come back after we’ve left and reclaim them.’’
Buhari added that his government would do the needful to ensure the success recorded in the last farming season is sustained and improved upon.
He said, “Please tell Nigerians that we are trying our best, and I thank God, the rainy season is blossom. We will try to add more money to farmers, and ensure the availability of fertiliser and other farm inputs.
“We will also continue to reconstruct roads and railways and provide electricity and we promise we will continue to do so.’’
The leader of the coalition, Alhaji Muhammed Sale said the group visited Buhari to commiserate with him over the death of his relatives.