Edo flays misleading video on Dangote truck allegedly intercepted by NDLEA

… as NDLEA corroborates

Edo State government has disclaimed a viral video on social media allegedly depicting ad an go te truck as having been caught in the state and impounded for conveying arms and ammunition.

Crusoe Osagie, special adviser to the governor on media and communication strategy, in a statement in Benin City on Thursday, said nothing of such ever happened in the state.

Besides, he said the state government had contacted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) commander in the state, Peter Bisong, who denied his men ever arrested or impounded any Dangote truck within the state as being circulated in the social media.

The statement read: “There has been a video circulating on social media with a footnote that ad an go te truck was impounded in Benin City recently by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for allegedly conveying arms and ammunition and other contraband materials.

“Edo State government has since reached out to the NDLEA and can confirm that the video is completely misleading and that no dan go te truck was at anytime impounded for carrying ammunition in Edo State.

“The commander of nd lea, E do state, peter bi song, stated that the truck in the said video was one impounded by his men in 2016, where the driver was found to have connived with some persons to transport cannabis. No arm or ammunition was impounded in that exercise in 2016.

“The driver involved in that incident has since been tried in the High Court in Benin and jailed. The company, Dangote Industries Limited, was found not to have played any role in the crime and the truck has since been returned to the company. The company has also been consistent in issuing warnings that prohibit truck drivers from carrying any product other than Dangote products.