Ogona Anita
The management of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has distanced itself from a truck involved in a fatal accident in Enugu, clarifying that the vehicle belonged to Visco Investment Global Limited, a third-party operator, and not the Dangote Group.
Recall that an earlier reports had claimed that the ill-fated truck was owned by the company after it reportedly collided with vehicles, resulting in casualties.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, DIL categorically denied ownership of the truck, stressing that it was wrongly attributed to the group.
We are actively engaging with the appropriate agencies to determine why the truck in question was bearing our logo, despite not being part of our fleet,” the company said.
The management further assured that stricter measures would be taken to prevent the unauthorised use of the Dangote brand identity, especially its logo, on vehicles not affiliated with the group.
While it is our policy not to comment publicly on individual cases, we are compelled to address the increasing spread of misinformation by attributing such incidents to the Dangote Group without any substantiated evidence,” the DIL added.
“We urge the public and media to refrain from circulating unverified claims.
We remain committed to cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and urge that those tasked with investigating incidents of this nature be allowed to carry out their responsibilities without undue interference.”
Rejecting “any attempt to exploit such tragedies for malicious or financial gain,” the company reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the highest standards of corporate responsibility, safety, and integrity across all its operations.
Meanwhile theEnugu State Police Command has confirmed that ten people lost their lives and another ten sustained injuries in two separate but fatal road crashes that occurred on Wednesday along the Ozalla/4-Corner axis of the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement issued on behalf of Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, said the first accident happened at about 9 a.m. and involved multiple vehicles.
According to the police, a Howo truck belonging to Visco Investment Global and loaded with cement collided with a Toyota Corolla car attempting to overtake another truck. A Foton bus and a Daihatsu Hijet mini bus, which were allegedly driving against traffic, were also caught in the collision.
“Sadly, the truck head and the Toyota Corolla car went up in flames, with five occupants of the car burning to death. A passenger in the mini bus was equally confirmed dead by the attending medical doctor,” the statement said.
Later in the day, at about 3 p.m., another crash occurred along the same road. This time, it involved a Sino truck owned by Global Investment and a tricycle.
The truck, laden with cement and driving one-way from Garriki Enugu to Nenwe in Aninri LGA, rammed into the tricycle, leading to the death of its four occupants. They were rushed to the hospital but later confirmed dead,” police confirmed.
