Buhari to security agencies: Don’t molest past govt functionaries

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday warned security operatives at the airports not to molest past government functionaries.
The President also stated that nobody has been banned from traveling.
According to him, only a court of law can ban anybody from leaving the country.
In statement issued by the Head of his Media Team, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari
he said, “officials of past administrations including ministers are entitled to their full rights and privileges under the constitution and must not be subjected to any undue harassment and intimidation at the airports or at other points of entry and exit and we have not banned anyone from travelling”.
In his response to some cases of “V.I.P stoppages” at the airports as reported to him on Saturday, Buhari directed all agencies under the government to run their affairs in full compliance with existing rules, regulations and the constitution of the country.
He said: “Unless otherwise directed by the courts, no law-abiding citizens should be barred from travelling abroad. We must treat fellow citizens with courtesy and respect. Officials at the borders and other points of entry and exit should conduct their affairs in strict compliance with due process. No one has my permission to bar anyone from travelling abroad”.