… To provoke authorized motion towards offenders
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has reiterated its warning to truck operators towards the unauthorised use of its brand on their vehicles, noting that their actions have brought about severe embarrassment to the model.
The firm acknowledged that regardless of earlier warnings, sure truckers with no affiliation to Dangote proceed to show its brand on their vehicles, usually for private achieve or different undisclosed motives. It famous with concern that a few of these autos have been implicated in incidents that have been wrongly attributed to the corporate.
To that finish, Dangote has pledged to accentuate monitoring efforts in collaboration with related safety businesses and regulation enforcement, and to pursue authorized proceedings towards offenders.
“We have repeatedly cautioned truckers to refrain from using our logo on unauthorised vehicles. Moving forward, we will increase vigilance and take decisive legal action against misuse of our brand identity, particularly concerning vehicles unaffiliated with the Dangote Group,” the corporate emphasised.
Dangote additionally expressed alarm over the proliferation of misinformation concentrating on the corporate, significantly the unfounded attribution of street accidents to its fleet. The firm urged the general public and media to confirm information earlier than dissemination and warned towards falling prey to people looking for to take advantage of tragedies for malicious or {financial} functions.
The Dangote Group operates one of many largest industrial fleets in Africa, with over 12,000 vehicles in Nigeria alone, together with over 3,000 owned by third-party contractors. On any given day, greater than 6,000 autos are actively engaged in operations that help the corporate’s intensive logistics community, producing over 36,000 direct and oblique jobs.
“We maintain close cooperation with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other regulatory bodies to standardise, monitor, train, and enhance our operational practices. Continuous internal audits enable us to identify gaps, adopt global best practices, and strengthen compliance across our fleet,” the corporate added.
