After British corruption slip, Nigeria demands stolen assets backBy Reuters, Citizen DigitalNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari demanded on Wednesday that Britain return assets held there by corrupt Nigerians, pointing the finger back at London after Britain’s prime minister suggested Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt”. What I am demanding is the return of assets,” Buhari said at an event, to applause from Nigerians in the audience. Britain’s Department for International Development (DFID) could not immediately provide details of any assets returned to Nigeria. During a pre-summit event in London, Buhari was asked to respond to Cameron’s comment that Nigeria and Afghanistan were “possibly two of the most corrupt countries in the world”. But British opposition politicians and anti-corruption campaigners have said Cameron was ill-placed to criticise Nigeria when Britain’s own record on combating corruption was less than glorious.

Source: Daily Nation May 11, 2016 07:15 UTC