By Muhammad Mamman
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has distanced itself from the truck linked to the recent fatal accident in Enugu State, insisting the vehicle does not belong to its fleet.
In a statement, the company disclosed that investigations had confirmed the truck was owned by Visco Investment Global Limited, a third-party operator, despite bearing the Dangote logo.
“We are engaging with the appropriate agencies to establish why our brand identity was unlawfully displayed on the vehicle. Going forward, we will tighten measures to curb the unauthorised use of our logo,” the company said.
Dangote further condemned what it described as the “growing spread of misinformation” wrongly linking such incidents to its operations, urging the public and media to desist from circulating unverified claims.
The conglomerate stressed that it would continue to cooperate fully with authorities investigating the crash, while rejecting any attempt to exploit the tragedy for “malicious or financial gain.”
Reaffirming its corporate ethos, DIL said: “The Dangote Group remains steadfast in upholding the highest standards of responsibility, safety, and integrity in all our operations.”
