The president condemned the recovery of the loot in the Ikoyi apartment as an 'unfortunate incident'.
The president made this promise while he was receiving the report of the Presidential Review Panel on National Intelligence Agency (NIA) at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, December 19, 2017.
According to a statement signed by the president's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari condemned the discovery as an "unfortunate incident which rightly aroused public interest and outcry."
He said, "All the circumstances surrounding the obtaining, keeping custody and disbursement of the funds have been examined by the Vice President’s Committee and all those found to be culpable will be made to account and appropriately sanctioned.
The president fired the NIA's former Director General, Ayodele Oke, in October based on the recommendation of the Presidential Investigation Panel headed by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.
This was after Oke had laid claim to the recovered loot, saying it was earmarked by the agency for covert operations.
Since he was sacked, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Oke, his wife, Folashade, and some other officials of the NIA for questioning in the relation to the recovery.
While speaking on Tuesday, the president also praised the Presidential Review Panel led by a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, for completing the assignment.
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