Buhari charges world leaders on looted funds

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the level of corruption and looting of the nation’s treasury can be curtailed if the international community would assist by not providing safe haven for looted funds.

He called on leaders of nations to join his anti-corruption battle to prevent looting of the treasury, and also do more to return stolen funds and assets to their countries of origin.

Buhari who spoke last night at the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in New York, noted that corruption, cross-border financial crimes, cyber crimes and human trafficking are major challenges of the 21st century, which the international community must work collectively to overcome.

He also stated that his administration is determination to confront the twin evils of corruption and illicit financial outflows.

Read also: Buhari’s speech at the UN (For the record)

The President also proposed the adoption of peace as a seventh essential element of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted last Friday by world leaders in New York, while assuring, that his administration was doing all within its powers to quickly overcome the challenge of terrorism and insecurity.

Buhari reassured the global community that rescuing the Chibok girls remained one of the major objectives of his administration, even as he condemned the new and dangerous dimension which human trafficking has assumed.

Stressing that the world was witnessing a dreadful increase in conflicts fuelled by availability of small arms and light weapons, President Buhari called on the international community to work towards the effective implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty to ensure that small arms and light weapons can only be legally transferred.

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