Program, Mr Illem narrowly escaped death Friday night as assassins
allegedly hired by Prof. Charles Dokubo, Head of the Amnesty Program,
pursued him from Maitama to the Police Headquarters, Abuja, where he
took refuge, sources told Pointblanknews.com.
Pointblanknews.com gathered that trouble started when Dokubo, realizing
he might not be reappointed to the office, demanded that all contractors
fronting for him be paid before President Mohammadu Buhari dissolves his
cabinet.
Illem, according to insiders told Dokubo that the Presidential Amnesty
Program does not have enough funds to cover the over N1.8billion owed
Dokubo’s front companies.
Irked by the stubbornness of Illem to release funds, Dokubo was said to
have used some soldiers to threaten the Director of Finance. Illem
fearing for his life, left Abuja for Lagos. On his return few days
after, Dokubo allegedly continued the threat.
“He sent some assassins after the DFA. They chased him from Maitama to
the Police Headquarters where he took refuge. The SA (Dokubo) is
desperate. He wants all his front companies paid before Buhari dissolves
his cabinet and appointees,” a source knowledgeable with happenings in
the agency told Pointblanknews.com
According to the source, the amount Dokubo wants released to his front
companies is more than N1.8billion. “He is asking for more than
N1.8billion. He actually has over N4billion that he wants to be paid. He
is asking for the N1.8billion for now and the remaining later.”the
source who does not want to be named told Pointblanknews.com.
The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty has been enmeshed in a
N13billion phony contracts scam perpetrated at the Boro-Town Training
Facility, Kaiama, Bayelsa state.
Dokubo, allegedly has been involved in contract splitting since April
2018, awarding phony contracts to front companies amounting to over
N13billion and orchestrated the looting of the N60billion Boro-Town
Training Complex to cover his frauds.
Mr. Illem did not take calls when Pointblanknews.com contacted him for
his comments on his escape from assassination.