At least seven staff of Dangote Cement, Obajana in Kogi state were shot and several others injured as over 500 armed members of the state’s security outfit, the Vigilantes, invaded the cement factory on Wednesday.
The invasion, according to a statement by Dangote media office on Thursday, was the instance of the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
The vigilante group were led by the state Director-General of Lands, Commissioner for Solid Minerals, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security, Commodore Jerry Omodara (rtd), Chairman of Kabba/Bunnu LGA, Chairman of Ijumu LGA and the State ALGON Chairman, Alhaji Taofeek; Senior Special Assistant on Job Creation, Mr Dele Iselewa and Chairman of Lokoja LGA, Alhaji Mohammed Danasabe.
The wounded staff of the cement company were being attended to at the hospitals over the gunshot wounds inflicted on them.
A source who identified some of the vigilante men as a thug, said most of them were drawn from state vigilante and hunters, who have been working for the state government.
Mathew Ojonuga, a resident said important issue like flooding in the state which has rendered many homeless, has not been attended to only to be chasing private companies that have been providing us with means of livelihood.
Said he ”the state governor should face the issue of flooding and let the people live in peace. If there are issues, let him employ dialogue and resolve it rather this kind of use of force.”
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