BREAKING: Former Niger Delta Amnesty Boss, Dokubo Is Dead

The former Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Dokubo, has passed away.

After a brief illness, Dokubo passed away on Wednesday night, according to NEWS DIRECT.

The former Niger Delta amnesty chief was born on March 23, 1952, in Abonnema, Akuku Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State.

Dokubo attended Abonnema for both his primary and secondary studies.

He attended Huddersfield Technical College in West Yorkshire for his “A” levels. Dokubo was accepted to the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough from 1978 to 1980, where he studied modern history and politics before receiving a BA [Hons] from the University of Bradford.

He completed his Masters Degree in Peace Studies, before continuing his doctoral degree in Nuclear Weapon Proliferation and its control.

In 1985, he was awarded his doctoral degree in the same University of Bradford.

He was later appointed a temporary lecturer in the department before proceeding to Nigeria in 1993.