Buhari Not To Seek Apology From Cameron

After video footage leaked yesterday of UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, describing Nigeria as a ‘fantastically corrupt country’, Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that he is not going to demand an apology from Cameron.

Buhari along with other world leaders is currently in the UK attending an anti-corruption summit that Cameron will also attend.

In fact, Buhari said that he was more interested in the return of alleged stolen assets that are being held in a British bank.

“…I am not going to demand any apology from anybody. What I am demanding is the return of the assets,” Buhari told the press at an anti-corruption event.

According to The Guardian newspaper, billions of dollars worth of assets were taken out of Nigeria and brought to the UK.

According to Nigeria’s anti-corruption chief, Ibrahim Mahu, the old Nigerian administration brought billions of dollars worth of assets to the UK:

“…Over the years 2014 to 2015, they [the old administration] brought in not less than $37bn into London from Nigeria. They took away oil, and they route the money through London – we suspect not less than $37bn,” he said.