EXCLUSIVE: Dangote Company Writes AAUA, Fails To Mention Compensation For Students Killed By Truck Driver
Dangote Company, in a letter dated January 25, 2021, titled, Condolence, and obtained by SaharaReporters, only noted that “measures are being taken to mitigate such incidents in the future.”
by Saharareporters, New York
Jan 29, 2021
The Dangote Cement Company has written to the Vice-Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, over a fatal crash involving one of its trucks whose brakes failed in front of the university gate and killed no fewer than 10 students.
SaharaReporters learnt that the company’s General Managing Director, Michel Pucheros, wrote the letter, asking God to strengthen the university and families to “bear this great loss” but failed to mention any compensation for the bereaved families and injured students.
The bandits kidnapped two travellers – a man and a woman – in the students’ convoy.
Bandits, believed to be Fulani herdsmen, have attacked a convoy of the students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, in Ondo town of Ondo State.
SaharaReporters learnt that the students were attacked when they were returning from the burial of their former Students’ Union Government President, Samuel Adesomoju, popularly known as Sampraise, which was held at his hometown of Okitipupa town.
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It was gathered that the bandits kidnapped two travellers – a man and a woman – in the students’ convoy, but the students were able to fight their way through.