A driver with the Dangote Group has been sent to prison for illegal activities.
A statement by the Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Mr Anthony Chiejina, which was made available to newsmen noted that the driver and the truck were arrested in the North Central zone and handed over to policemen.
The Dangote Group has been accused severally of not taking reports against its drivers seriously.
The criticisms and incidents, some caught on camera by citizens, forced the company to take tougher measures.
According to the statement, “The driver was subsequently charged to a Magistrate Court in Akwanga, Nasarawa State for criminal breach of trust where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months incarceration in a correctional centre.
“While the presiding magistrate ordered that the truck and load be released to the company and owner respectively, he advised the company to file a civil case against the owner of the goods.”
In another case a third-party truck with Dangote logo was found inside a private company’s yard in Ode Remo, Ogun State, offloading granite stone.
The driver was however arrested after the case was reported at the Ode Remo police station.
He has been charged to court.
Dangote Management has further warned those who illegally transport materials on the company’s truck. Adding that such unauthorised goods will be confiscated and the drivers and owners would face the full extent of the law.
