Mr Nkurunziza, who was in Tanzania when the coup attempt against his bid to seek a third term was launched, is expected to make a national address on Friday.
Witnesses and officials say he has returned to his hometown of Ngozi, in the north of the country.
The president, however, argues his first term did not count as he was elected by parliament, not directly by the people.
Nkurunziza, a former rebel leader from the Hutu majority and born-again Christian, believes he ascended to the presidency with divine backing
However coup leader as seen….General Godefroid Niyombare is “still on the run”. He said that he and his followers were going to surrender, adding: “I hope they won’t kill us.”
The coup attempt had raised fears of a return to widespread violence in the impoverished country, which is still recovering from a 13-year civil war that ended in 2006 and left hundreds of thousands dead.
Earlier Thursday, loyalist troops said they had fought off two major attacks by rival soldiers in an intense battle for control over the strategically important state radio office.
The bodies of three soldiers were seen by an AFP journalist lying in the street near the scene of the clashes.
By mid-afternoon, station director Jerome Nzokirantevye said it was “loyalist soldiers who are in control”.
More than 25 people have been killed and scores wounded since late April, when Burundi’s ruling CNDD-FDD party — which has been accused of intimidating the opposition and arming its own militia — nominated Nkurunziza to stand for re-election in June 26 polls.
It remains unclear, however, how many have died since the launch of the coup.
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