Edo Govt says video on Dangote truck misleading

 

The Edo State Government has spoken out in defence of Dangote Industries Limited over an online video suggesting that a Dangote truck was impounded in Benin by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for transporting some illicit cargoes.

A statement issued Thursday in Benin by Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser, Media and Communication Strategy to Edo State Government, said the video was completely misleading and that no Dangote Truck was at any time impounded for carrying ammunition in Edo State.

“The Commander of NDLEA, Edo State, Peter Bisong, stated that the truck in the said video was one impounded by his men in 2016, where the driver was found to have connived with some persons to transport cannabis. No arm or ammunition was impounded in that exercise in 2016.

“The driver involved in that incident has since been tried in the High Court in Benin and jailed. The company, Dangote Industries Limited, was found not to have played any role in the crime and the truck has since been returned to the company,” the statement stated.

Consequently, Osagie urged the public to disregard the video.