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Dangote drivers allegedly loot 3.5million tyres, 285 declared wanted
In what sounds like a tale of the bizarre, Dangote truck drivers have allegedly looted 3.5million tyres belonging to the company, with 285 of them now declared wanted.
These facts were made known by the Coordinator of the company’s National Patrol Unit, Abdullahi Magaji, while addressing media men on Sunday in Lokoja.
Noting that each tyre of the company had codes on them, Magaji said such tracking systems made it easy to pin down culprit drivers.
”Already, 285 drivers identified to have collected 285 tyres have been declared wanted while a number of others are on the run.
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”…We have stopped their salaries and we are looking for them. So far, about 3.5 million tyres are missing from the company and we believe they are in circulation within and outside the country. We are determined to recover them, ” he said.
Magaji added that security agents were on the trail of an identified kingpin who comes to Obajana and Kano to buy the tyres off the drivers.
The identity of the kingpin was not revealed by Magaji, just as the period within which the 3.5 million tyres were allegedly looted was also not stated.
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Abdullah Musa
February 6, 2017 at 6:53 am
The problem businesses face in Nigeria is that most employees are students of Good luck Jonathan: they believe stealing is not corruption.
JOHNSON PETER
February 6, 2017 at 12:36 pm
But corruption is stealing . Lol. Dangote as well stole to become rich so nothing is bad to steal from him as well.
Joy Madu
February 7, 2017 at 3:51 am
Like the says goes what a man sow he will rep that is life and it can not change
Margret Dickson
February 6, 2017 at 9:35 am
3.5 million tyres, these drivers are thieves, with the situation of the economy are they supposed to steal from their master? People are cruel.
Animashaun Ayodeji
February 6, 2017 at 9:39 am
When some people are looking for jobs, some have the job and are still misbehaving. Dangote should make sure they all provide the tyres and sack them immediately the tyres are completely found
seyi jelili
February 6, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Sure, he can’t retain such people again. They have dented their own image as well as their family’s image. Those culprits will languish in prison when found.
Roland Uchendu Pele
February 6, 2017 at 9:39 am
The politicians are looting in billions in their respective states and Federal offices, while drivers in big organisations are busy looting tyres. We are not only the mos0t corrupt country in the world, but also harbouring the most unpredictable person around the globe.
Balarabe musa
February 6, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Walahi those thieves will no know peace until they are caught. In spite of recession, dangote our man is trying all his best to help Nigerians in so many ways and yet, is this how to pay him back?
Amarachi Okoye
February 7, 2017 at 3:59 am
Nobody is paying him back all they do was to take a little out of his money beside dangote has so much money that he cannot be poor in life