By Suleiman Anyalewechi
Five members of a family going back to Abuja after their mother’s funeral crushed
The Management of Dangote Group has denied the alleged involvement of one of its haulage trucks in the Wednesday Enugu fatal road mishap.
The Source reports that the Enugu state police Command on Wednesday September 3,2025 , confirmed multiple road accidents that cumulatively claimed no fewer than 10 lives,with equal number said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries .
A statement from the Enugu State Police Command spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, informed that one of the crashes of the day involved a Sino Truck laden with bags of cement ,and marked Visco Investment Global. It collided with a Toyota Corolla along the Ozalala/Four Corner axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway.
In another mishap ,a Foton bus and a Daihatsu Hijet minibus ,both of which were driving against traffic ,had a ahead on collision.
According to the police spokesperson , the Global Investment Truck , rammed into a fully loaded tricycle in the Gariki area of Enugu metropolis , crushing to death all the occupants said to be members of one family.
The story of the family members is heartbreaking. They were returning to Abuja after they had buried their mother, Lolo Stella Uzoma. She was the wife of late Chief Timothy Uzoma. Their children who came home from Abuja were on their way back when they met death.
Those who met death were:
*Mr Leo Uzoma.
*Leo’s wife.
*Leo’s brother, Ezeala.
*Ogechi, their only daughter.
*Ogechi’s daughter- (an 8-year old)
Early reports and witness accounts had linked the truck to Dangote Group ,which has been on the spot in recent times following the spate of fatal crashes and multiple deaths involving a couple of vehicles in its fleet.
But in a statement, the Dangote Management said that although the truck involved in one of the Enugu accidents bore the Group’s logo and brand signature, it, however, does not belong to it.
According to the Dangote Management, the truck in question is being operated by a third party- Visco Investment Global Limited.
The Group expressed serious concern about the tendency for people to rush into linking its name to, and exploiting such tragedies for malicious or financial gains.
This is as it assured that the Group will be introducing some strict measures to protect its brand from being abused and misrepresented.
“We are engaging with that appropriate agencies to find out why the truck was carrying our logo when it is not part of our fleet
“Going forward, we will apply more scrutiny to the unauthorized use of our brand identity, especially the misuse of our logo on vehicles not linked to the Group.
“Ordinarily, it is not our policy to comment on individual cases, but the spread of misinformation linking these incidents to the Dangote Group without evidence has compelled us to respond.
“We are committed to cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and insist that investigations should be allowed to run their course without interference.
“We strongly reject attempts to exploit tragedies like this for malicious or financial gain”, the Dangote Management stated.
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