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Bunch17, I have read the article twice but, Sir, every one, it seems, have their own interpretation of 'due process' and it is this common interpretation that I referred to rather harshly.

I am sure you know the phrase 'state or defence witness', and it is perfectly legal. You can be held for a simple traffic offence or tax problem, and it is up to you whether you want to cooperate with the law or not? Beside high profile state defence are normally held in incommunicado for their own security. So, who is bordered if these legislators decided to cooperate with EFCC to save their bacon? However, some will still make a fuss about the absence of due process as they interpret it. How are these people sure that EFCC is not following 'due process' under the Nigerian constitution?

EFCC should be more pragmatic and not get hang-up on the common interpretation of 'due process'. With regard to that thieving (expletives deleted) Dariye, Sir, surely you are not saying that the accusation and arrest and jumping of bail for money laundering offence in London is false? That his false declaration of assets and thievery are lies? Surely you are not suggested that EFCC allow this thieving (expletives deleted) to continue to blunder the state fund. This would be like allowing a gunman in a school to continue his killing spree whilst the lawyers debate about 'due process'. This coward sent women and children, I repeat, women and children to surround the state assembly, calculating that the police would treat women and children kindlier than men.

How is 16 (two-third of 24) for impeachment possible when out of the 24 assembly members: 16 had gone into hiding to avoid reconvening the state assembly, presumable the same 16 that had defected and crossed carpet from PDP to ACD--unconstitutionally.

Even the British and the Americans are not terribly concerned about common interpretation of due process as we do. There are terrorist suspects in their jails without charges. The FBI would still be fighting a losing battle with the Mafia today, if she were hang-up on common interpretation of due process in the early 1900s.

I think, we should colour code criminal offences, and the colour 'red'--- the highest, should be reserved for serial embezzlers, extortionist, money launders, serial murderers, and paedophiles. Call it the 'red crimes'. The law on 'red crimes' should be less stringent to make it much easier to take the criminals out. I repeat, Extreme problem situation calls for extreme solution to stabilize it.