Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana on Thursday told President Muhammadu Buhari to stop begging western countries to return the country’s stolen funds.
He said the countries are using the funds for their development, stating that they would not repatriate the funds.
He urged the president to take legal actions against such countries.
Falana said, “Finally, for the umpteenth time, I am compelled to advise President Buhari to stop appealing to the conscience of the leaders of western countries to repatriate the nation’s looted wealth.
“In spite of several promises, the British government did not return any fund under former Prime Minister David Cameron. In the same vein, the outgoing Barack Obama administration will not repatriate a dime to Nigeria.
“Since they have continued to benefit from the nation’s illicit funds kept in their banks and tax havens, western governments are not going to let go without a serious legal challenge. The Federal Government should therefore set up a team of local and foreign lawyers to initiate legal proceedings in the appropriate jurisdictions for the recovery and repatriation of the nation’s looted wealth.”
President Buhari had asked the United Nations to pressure the countries to return the funds.