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Dangote Pays N500,000 To Each Family Of 8 Students Killed In Truck Crash In January
Dangote Group pays half a million naira (N500,000) to each family of 8 students killed by the firms out of control truck in January.
Dangote Group of Companies has paid half a million naira (N500,000) to each family of the eight students killed by one of the firms trucks on January, 23, 2021, in Ondo State.
The fatal accident happened after one of Dangote’s trucks crashed into a shop after losing control at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State.
The payments was disclosed in a statement issued by the President of the Students’ Union Government of the university, Mr Oluwasegun Obagunwa, on Saturday.
Mr Obagunwa said the payment was made by the firm “following several agitations led by the Students’ Union Government’’.
He said :
“The Students’ Union Government wishes to announce to the students and the entire populace that the Dangote group of companies has reached out to all the families of the victims to pay them condolence visits.
“The N500,000 has already been paid to each of the families.
“We all know that there is no amount of money, items or valuables that can ever be compared to the loss.
“There are other on-going plans by the Dangote Group of Companies to further compensate the victims and their families in due time,’’
Obagunwa prayed that the institution would never witness such tragic event anymore. He added that the students union would ensure that all further compensations were fulfilled to the families as soon as possible.
