*The Management of Dangote Industries Limited insist the truck involved in the recent accident in Enugu State, South-East Nigeria, is not owned by Dangote Group, revealing the truck belongs to Visco Investment Global Limited

Alexander Davis | 绿帽献妻

The Management of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has said that a truck involved in the recent accident in Enugu State, South-East Nigeria, is not owned by the Dangote Group.

Dangote Group which made the clarification, following insinuations from certain quarters clarified investigations had revealed the vehicle actually belongs to Visco Investment Global Limited, a third-party operator.

Dangote also stated: 鈥淲e 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.

鈥淢oving forward, increased scrutiny will be applied to the unauthorised use of our brand identity, particularly the misuse of our logo on vehicles not affiliated with the Group.鈥�

The Management of DIL further said: 鈥淲hile 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. 鈥淲e urge the public and media to refrain from circulating unverified claims.鈥�

DIL noted: 鈥淲e 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.

鈥淲e categorically reject any attempt to exploit such tragedies for malicious or financial gain.

The statement added: 鈥淭he Dangote Group remains steadfast in upholding the highest standards of corporate responsibility, safety, and integrity in all our operations.鈥�