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Host communities protest against Dangote company, demand compensation
Host communities protest against Dangote company, demand compensation
The youths in host communities of Dangote cement, Obajana, have staged a peaceful protest accusing the company of negligence and exploitation without compensation.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the angry youths from Zariagi, Kabba junction and Obajana communities, held a peaceful protest on Tuesday at Kabba junction along Lokoja- Obajana road.
Speaking to newsmen during the protest, Abubakar Ahmed, the Youth Chairman, said Dangote had been exploiting their resources to the detriment of the host communities without given anything back in return.
”Our people are suffering, we are dying of pollution, no good healthcare and water facilities, no job, no youth and women empowerment programmes.
”Dangote trucks are killing our people and destroying our roads, we can no longer endure it; enough is enough of Dangote exploitation in Kogi.
He expressed their full support for Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello and Kogi House of Assembly for their current action against Dangote, saying, ”Kogi youths are tired of Dangote Group exploitation in the state”.
He stated that a bag of Dangote cement was being sold at N4200 in Kogi, while it was sold at N3200 in Kano, saying, ”we can no longer take it”.
On her part, the Women leader, Salamat Yusuf, said their people were suffering without any support or benefits from Dangote company.
”We are in support of our Governor because he knows what we need. We appreciate him for fighting for us and the entire people of Kogi State,” Yusuf said.
Also speaking, a student leader, Bello Abdulrazak, said their grievance was that since he period that Obajana cement changed to Dangote cement, their people had been suffering.
”Dangote trailers have destroyed our roads without repairs, they have been killing our students without any compensation, no scholarship for students.
”We are appealing to the state Government to fight for our interest so that we can get what rightfully belong to us as host communities and as a State,” Abdulrazak said.
NAN reports that the protesters carried placards with various inscriptions such as: ”Say no to Dangote Group exploitation”, ”Return our Cement Factory”, ”Our Roads are destroyed by Dangote truck”.
Others include: ”We stand with GYB”, ”Dangote must go”, ”Our cement Na N4200 in Kogi, and N3200 for Kano”, ”No More Slavery in Kogi, ”Kogi Youths are tired of Dangote”, ”No more slavery in Kogi”, among others.
Host communities protest against Dangote company, demand compensation
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By: Zagazola Makama
Two suspected informants to bandits have been arrested by the police in Kwara State.
According to a police sources, the suspects, Abdullah Yakubu, 27, and Jamilu Hamidu, 25, both from Kaima, were arrested on April 26, 2025, in Chikanda via Yashikira.
They were brought to the station by a retired DSP and vigilante members.The suspects, who had escaped from Kainji National Park, confessed to providing information to bandits operating within the park. They reportedly received ₦20,000 for each tip-off given to the criminals.
Police arrest two suspected informants to bandits in Kwara
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Responding swiftly, the troops deployed to the area and found the abandoned vehicle with registration number FG 117-B03 and a punctured tire, but the occupants were missing.
A joint search and rescue operation was immediately launched, and by 6:00 a.m. on April 28, troops successfully rescued the Deputy Commander of NDLEA Zone 1, Ibadan, Musa Hudu, and five other victims from a nearby bush.
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The victims were safely escorted out of the area and allowed to proceed with their journey after their vehicle was repaired.
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By Zagazola Makama
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According the a police source, the fight involved members of rival groups known locally as “Sarasuka.” During the altercation, Aliyu Abubakar, 25, from Gangare Sagi Area, was seriously injured.
A team of police officers quickly responded to the scene and rushed the victim to Kontagora General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
The sources said efforts are ongoing to arrest the culprits involved in the fatal incident.
Rival gangs clash at wedding, one dead in Kontagora, Niger State
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Army troops rescue Deputy Commander of NDLEA officer, five others from kidnappers in Taraba
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