The Dangote Group has said the truck involved in an accident that occurred on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway does not belong to the company.
Seventeen persons were feared dead in the accident.
In a statement on Friday, the company disclosed the truck, which was said to bear the logo, ‘Dangote Flour’, does not belong to it as Dangote Flour Mills was acquired by Olam International in 2019.
According to the statement: “Our attention has been drawn to some online media reports that a truck conveying petroleum product, which was involved in a fatal crash that claimed several lives, belongs to Dangote Flour,”
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“The truck bearing the logo of Dangote Flour was said to have been involved in an accident in Ogun State.
“However, contrary to a report by the Federal Road Safety Commission, the said truck does not belong to the Dangote Group.
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“It should be noted that Olam International Ltd, makers of Crown Flour products, acquired Dangote Flour in 2019 in a widely publicised deal. The company now fully belongs to Olam.
“The loss of lives in this instance is regrettable and saddening. The public is advised to take note of this clarification.”
