Buhari said Wednesday that he did not want an apology from Cameron but said Britain could return assets stolen by officials who fled to London.
“I am not going to demand any apology from anybody. What I am demanding is the return of the assets,” Buhari told an anti-corruption event hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.
“This is what I’m asking for. What would I do with an apology?” he said to cheers from many civil society organisations and Nigeria delegates in the audience.
Asked about Cameron’s comments, a spokesman for the Nigerian president earlier said: “This is embarrassing to us, to say the least, given the good work that the President is doing.
“The prime minister must be looking at an old snapshot of Nigeria,” he said.
Buhari has embarked on a widespread anti-corruption campaign since taking office one year ago, and is due to give a speech on the issue in London on Wednesday.
In Afghanistan, Ghani also made a promise to rein in runaway corruption when he was elected in 2014.
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