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Old Dec 30, 2007 , 06:11 PM   # 8 (permalink)
Default Re: THE KIDNAP OF UMARU DIKKO: THE FULL STORY (part 1)



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Shagari was indeed right in saying that UD was not corrupt especially when regimes after his displayed superlative sagacity in terms of the quantum of loot in the corruption game. Let me oncemore repeat that I am not a fan of Iwu. If the man was found corrupt let him face the EFCC.
Madam, (I hope you are seated) I have followed your commentaries on NVS for some time now, and I have detected in your commentaries (past and present) a pattern, used all too often, as the highlight in the above quote shows. With great respect, I have noticed your penchant and frequency of citing “other cases” to belittle the impact of any serious level of corruption being discussed. And yet, if one were a lawyer, in a court of law, one who dare not plead one's case on account of other cases that have not being brought to the notice of the courts yet.

It doesn't make sense (at least, to me) to read argument that says a man who had stolen over $7bn (1999 estimates) is not corrupt because there are people more corrupt than he is or (another of your line of argument) that other people more corrupt be brought to justice before we trouble the man.

Madam, if one might borrow your line of argument, one might argue and even demand that all Nigerian prisons be emptied of prisoners because there are far more dangerous and corrupt people outside the prisons that have not being brought to justice yet.

Just to let you know, madam, that I can't take it (your argument) any more; consequently, I had to forced myself to say something about it.

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