Julius Berger’s influence has been so much, according to several security sources, that they had always had access to very sensitive information of strategic sites including Aso Rock. And this influence seemed to have waned under the Abacha regime because of an incident that happened shortly after Abacha overthrew Ernest Shonekan. This incident has never been written about and is known to only a very few individuals. Elendureports.com can reveal that Julius Berger tried to lock-out Abacha from Aso Rock by failing to reveal the details of the security codes in Aso Rock Villa, especially as it had to do with the intricate security accesses in the complex. To that extent, it became impossible for Abacha and his team to relocate to Abuja after the November 17th 1993 ouster of the shaky Interim Government. General Abacha who had stayed back in Lagos when Ibrahim Babangida relocated to Abuja in December 1992, feared that the former president still had the codes that granted access to the labyrinthine maze of the Aso Rock security.

Worried aides who had contacted Julius Berger on the issue drew a blank as the top executives of the construction giant were said to have remarked that they were not in a position to deal with the new government without the clearance and express instruction of the IBB people, particularly of General Halilu Akilu, who as the former DG of the Military Intelligence and later National Intelligence Agency. Akilu and Babangida were said to be the custodians of the codes. According to an impeccable source, Julius Berger bosses had begged for the understanding of the new Abacha boys, because, according to them, “we deal with only one person” (meaning IBB).

When Abacha was informed by some diplomatic sources that he was conducting an illegal government from Lagos, in that Abuja had been decreed into law as the new de-facto and de-jure capital of Nigeria, the dictator decided to move decisively. Following an attempt by former IBB boys, who had become Abacha confidants, including Colonels Lawan Gwadabe, Abubakar Umar and Abdulmumini Aminu, to move physically against IBB at his Minna base, Julius Berger backed down and released the codes to a security team led by Major Al-Mustapha.

However, Sani Abacha never really forgave the construction giant for their impertinence and starved them of fresh contracts during his four years in office. Even though Julius Berger’s loss became the gain of C& C, a company owned by the Chagouri Brothers who had been longtime business associates of the Abacha family, certain longtime contractual commitments which Julius Berger had entered into with the IBB regime over the maintenance and service of the Aso Rock Complex remained in place.

For example, according to a source at the Villa, it was a normal thing for Julius Berger vehicles and personnel – black and white – to be seen moving around even the remotest parts of the presidential villa armed with their walkie-talkies. It was even usual to see white German ladies serving tea even at Abacha’s sitting rooms and guest suites, while they allegedly eavesdropped on conversations.

Julius Berger is Nigeria, Nigeria is Julius Berger!

hmmm, another IBB vs Nigerians WAr


Nice article, but some things are better left untouched.

I bet you IBB still has 'coded secrets' of ASO-ROCK.

He basically built it and he will keep some profound securities for himself with the help of the Germans; Julius Berger

Dry story. Zero reliability. Elendureport Junk mag.

BlackMamba:

Dry story. Zero reliability. Elendureport Junk mag.

in Nigeria; for every story there is element of truth.

No source, no story. We need alink to the article you're reportedly quoting. We're not new here.

Seun:

No source, no story. We need alink to the article you're reportedly quoting. We're not new here.

Seun, see below:
http://elendureports.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=566&Itemid=1

also why is it not possible for members to send message to other members? it would be good.