Illegal Haulage: Dangote offers N.25m to anyone who reports erring drivers
The management of Dangote Group has asked that members of the public assist them in apprehending their unscrupulous drivers who engage in illegal haulage activities with the organisation’s trucks.
This move is an effort by the organisation to get rid of unscrupulous drivers who give them a bad name.
To encourage people to report erring drivers, the organisation announced a reward for anyone who provides information that would lead to the arrest of unscrupulous drivers. The management of Dangote Group revealed that N250,000 would be given to anyone who helps in tracking unscrupulous drivers and confiscation of the illegal goods.
Dangote Industries Limited also warned those who illegally transport materials on Dangote trucks that such unauthorised goods shall be confiscated and such drivers and owners would face the full wrath of the law.
A statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, reads:
The management of Dangote Industries Limited wishes to solicit the assistance of the general public in the fight to rid the organisation of illegal haulage activities being perpetrated by some unscrupulous persons.
In pursuit of this objective, anyone with verifiable information which will lead to the arrest of such person(s) or goods will be rewarded with the sum of N250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira Only).
The statement went on to urge members of the public that while making their report they should remember to include the truck type; truck plate number; truck cab no; location of the truck, contents of the truck, colour of the truck and photographs of the truck and goods if possible.