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Speaker 1: Dangotte Group, owned by africa richest man Perliko Dangotte, has

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denied ownership of the two trucks involved in separate road

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accidents on Wednesday at Azala four Corner area close to

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the Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC State Command and the

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University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNT in Enugu State that

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claimed ten lives and injured ten others currently receiving treatments

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in the hospital. The company made the denial based on

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the report made available by the Enugu State Command of

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the Nigeria Police Force that the two trucks involved in

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the accidents were owned by Visco Investment Global Limited and

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Global Investment, But videos made available online by road uses

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and residents who witnessed the scenes of the accidents showed

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the name of Dangotte boldly written and inscribed on the

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head of one of the trucks involved in the accidents.

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The police said the first incident occurred around nine o’clock

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in the morning, claiming six lives, and the other two

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took place at three o’clock in the afternoon, killing four persons,

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and our check indicated that the Visco Investment Global Limited

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is registered by Nigeria Corporate Affairs Commission CAC as a

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general contractor and the company head offices opposite Dangotte Cement

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Factory at Obijana in the Koja area of Coggi State

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and its statement on Wednesday, Dangotte Group may have admitted

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Visco Investment Global Limited as a partner as it described

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the contracting company as a third party. The Enugu State

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Police Command, in a press release on Wednesday, said the

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Command regrets to inform the public of two separate but

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tragic fatal road accidents that occurred today the third of

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September twenty twenty five along the Azala four corner axis

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of the duel carriage Enugu Port Harcourt Expressway. The crashes

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claimed ten lives and left ten others hospitalized. The first incident,

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a multiple vehicle crash, happened at about nine a m

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on the Enugu inward bound lane. A hollow truck inscribed

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Visco Investment Global and laden with bags of white cement,

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was on route Abouja from Abba Arby Estate when it

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collided with a Toyota Corolla car that was attempting to

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overtake another truck on the same route. A Foton bus

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and the Daihatsu high Jet mini bus, both driving one way,

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were also caught in the collision. Sadly, the truck head

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and the Toyota Corolla car went up in flames, with

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five occupants of the car burning to death. A passenger

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in the minibus was equally confirmed dead by the attending

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medical doctor. Similarly, at about three p m on the

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same road, another fatal crash occurred. This time it involved

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a Sino truck belonging to Global Investment and a tricycle.

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The truck, laden with cement and driving one way from

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gerriki Enugu Tonnwey in Annenry Local Government area on the

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same Enugu inward bound lane rammed into the tricycle, leading

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to the d of its four occupants. They were rushed

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to the hospital but later confirmed dead. Ten other persons

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injured in the separate crashes are currently receiving medical attention.

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The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Mammon bitris Gear,

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while mourning the tragic loss of lives and commiserating with

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the families of the deceased, has directed the State Motor

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Traffic Department to carry out a diligent investigation into the

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circumstances surrounding the accidents. The CP describes the crashes as

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avoidable and strongly cautioned drivers to exercise utmost care, especially

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during these Ember months when road traffic usually increases and

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accidents are more frequent. He reminded motorists that no journey

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is worth the loss of lives, urging them to shun recklessness,

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obey traffic rules, and prioritize safety over speed to prevent

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further tragedies. S P. Deniland Duquet, the police Public Relations

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officer Enugu State Command, stated in a statement signed by

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its management on Wednesday, Dangotte Group said the vehicle with

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Dangotte inscription was operated by a third party. We are

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engaging with the appropriate agencies to find out why the

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truck was carrying our logo when it is not part

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of our fleet. Going forward, we will apply more scrutiny

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to the unauthorized use of our brand identity, especially the

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misuse of our logo on vehicles not linked to the group. Ordinarily,

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it is our policy not to comment on individual cases,

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but the spread of misinformation linking these incidents to the

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Dangotte Group without evidence has compelled us to respond. We

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call on the public and the media to avoid spreading

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unverified claims. The statement partly read, we are committed to

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co operating fully with the relevant authorities and insist that

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investigations should be allowed to run the course without interference.

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We strongly reject attempts to exploit tragedies like this for

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malicious or financial ga, The Dangotte Group stated in the

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company maintained that it remains committed to the highest standards

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of corporate responsibility, safety and integrity. We had reported that

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a well known human rights activist and a humanitarian Martin’s

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Vincent Dotze ka Veri Dartmann, has apparently threatened the media,

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especially those he referred to as bloggers, not to use

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his video contents on their page and if they do,

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he would report the video to the management of social

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media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, TikTok among other online platforms

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the video or videos were published and ensured the video

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or videos are broad down or removed. He stated this

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on Tuesday noon in a nine minutes video wherein he

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accused the media, especially those he referred to as bloggers,

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of not joining hands with him and others to launch

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massive campaign and awareness. When Ruth Ottobor was alive, the

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sister of The Big Brother Nigeria season seven winner i

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Juma Ottibor aka Feena, who allegedly needed more attention and

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care from Dangotte Group of company owned by africa richest

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man Aliko Dangotte, whose truck hit Ruth Ottobor. Few days

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after the accident, victim, Ruth Ottibor rounded off her examinations

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as a final year student of Federal Polytechnic in Auchi,

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but according to Veridutman, soon after the death of the

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accident victim was announced on Sunday, bloggers started publishing the

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news stories massively continuing. Veri Dutman accused Fena of being

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a greedy person, saying Fina wrote a demand list of

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one billion naira to Dangotte even when she has not

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visited her sister in the hospital to know the true

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picture of her condition. In a swift reaction, a well

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known sex educator who uses raw words to pass across

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her teachings, iziegbeog Bede aka Ekia Queen, condemned the act

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of Veridartmann, saying it was the alleged greed of Fena

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that killed her sister. With Echia Queen accusing Veridutmuann of

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being a liar who is true trying to cause more

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pains to the bereaved Fena even when he knows her

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sister just died. Less than forty eight hours ago, we

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had reported that the management of Dangotte Group says they

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are saddened over the death of Ruthotobor, the sister of

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Big Brother Niger season seven winner i Juma Ottobor aka Fena,

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saying they had concluded all arrangements and made all necessary

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efforts to fly the accident victim abroad for the continuation

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of her medical treatment, but the company was waiting for

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her doctors to certify her fit for air travel. The

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company owned by Leco Dangotte, the Africa richest man according

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to Forbes, made the statement in a press release issued

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few minutes ago after the death of the new graduate

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from Federal Polytechnic in Auchi was announced by her family

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through their lawyer, Barrister Justice Schegenogno of Echo Solicitors and Advocates,

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saying the graduan who was knocked down alongside her motorcycle

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rider by a truck owned by Dangotte Group in Auchi

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community earlier this month passed on exactly six thirty hours

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on Sunday. Osasuion ned bring in You’ve been niece in

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a mortgage is Alwall