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Dangote group owned by Africa richest
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man Aliko Dangote has denied ownership
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of the two trucks involved in separate
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road accidents on Wednesday at Azala
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four corner area close to the federal
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road safety corps FRSC state command and
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the University of Nigeria teaching
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in Anugu state that claimed 10 lives and
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injured 10 others currently receiving
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treatments in the hospital. The company
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made the denial based on the report made
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available by the Enugu State Command of
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the Nigeria Police Force that the two
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trucks involved in the accidents were
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owned by Visco Investment Global Limited
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and Global Investment. But videos made
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available online by road users and
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residents who witnessed the scenes of
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the accidents showed the name of Dangote
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boldly written and inscribed on the head
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of one of the trucks involved in the
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accidents. The police said the first
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incident occurred around 9:00 in the
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morning claiming six lives and the other
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took place at 3:00 in the afternoon
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killing four persons and our check
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indicated that the Visco Investment
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Global Limited is registered by Nigeria
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Corporate Affairs Commission CAC as a
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general contractor and the company head
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office is opposite Dangote Cement
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factory at Ajana in the Koja area of
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Kogi state and its statement on
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Wednesday. Dangote Group may have
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admitted Visco Investment Global Limited
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as a partner as it described the
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contracting company as a third party.
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The Anugu State Police Command in a
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press release on Wednesday said the
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command regrets to inform the public of
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two separate but tragic fatal road
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accidents that occurred today the 3rd of
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September 2025 along the Azala four
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corner axis of the jewel carriage Enugu
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The crashes claimed 10 lives and left 10
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others hospitalized. The first incident,
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a multiple vehicle crash, happened at
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about 9:00 a.m. on the Enugu inwardbound
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lane. A hollow truck inscribed Visco
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Investment Global and laden with bags of
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white cement was on route Abuja from Aba
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Abby estate when it collided with a
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Toyota Corolla car that was attempting
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to overtake another truck on the same
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route. A Photon bus and a Dhatsu Hyjet
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mini bus, both driving one way, were
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also caught in the collision. Sadly, the
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truck head and the Toyota Corolla car
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went up in flames with five occupants of
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the car burning to death. A passenger in
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the minibus was equally confirmed dead
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by the attending medical doctor.
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Similarly, at about 300 p.m. on the same
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road, another fatal crash occurred. This
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time it involved a sino truck belonging
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to Global Investment and a tricycle. The
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truck laden with cement and driving one
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way from Guriki Anugu to Nenway in
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Anenry local government area on the same
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Anugu inwardbound lane rammed into the
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tricycle leading to the death of its
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four occupants. They were rushed to the
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hospital but later confirmed dead. 10
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other persons injured in the separate
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crashes are currently receiving medical
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attention. The commissioner of police
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Anugu state command CP Mammon Bitrus
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Giwa while mourning the tragic loss of
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lives and commiserating with the
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families of the deceased has directed
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the state motor traffic department to
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carry out a diligent investigation into
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the circumstances surrounding the
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accidents. The CP describes the crashes
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as avoidable and strongly cautioned
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drivers to exercise utmost care,
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especially during these ember months
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when road traffic usually increases and
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accidents are more frequent. He reminded
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motorists that no journey is worth the
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loss of lives, urging them to shun
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recklessness, obey traffic rules, and
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prioritize safety over speed to prevent
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further tragedies. SP denial in Dukquay.
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The police public relations officer
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Enugu state command stated in a
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statement signed by its management on
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Wednesday. Dangote group said the
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vehicle with Dangote inscription was
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operated by a third party. We are
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engaging with the appropriate agencies
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to find out why the truck was carrying
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our logo when it is not part of our
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fleet. Going forward, we will apply more
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scrutiny to the unauthorized use of our
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brand identity, especially the misuse of
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our logo on vehicles not linked to the
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group. Ordinarily, it is our policy not
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to comment on individual cases, but the
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spread of misinformation linking these
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incidents to the Dangote group without
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evidence has compelled us to respond. We
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call on the public and the media to
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avoid spreading unverified claims, the
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statement partly read. We are committed
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to cooperating fully with the relevant
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authorities and insist that
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investigations should be allowed to run
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the course without interference.
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We strongly reject attempts to exploit
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tragedies like this for malicious or
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financial gain. The Dangote group stated
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and the company maintained that it
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remains committed to the highest
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standards of corporate responsibility,
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safety and integrity. We have reported
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that a well-known human rights activist
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and a humanitarian Martins Vincent aka
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Vid Darkman has apparently threatened
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the media especially those he referred
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to as bloggers not to use his video
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contents on their page and if they do he
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would report the video to the management
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of social media platforms like YouTube,
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Facebook, Tik Tok among other online
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platforms. the video or videos were
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published and ensured the video or
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videos are brought down or removed. He
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stated this on Tuesday noon in a 9
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minutes video wherein he accused the
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media especially those he referred to as
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bloggers of not joining hands with him
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and others to launch massive campaign
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and awareness when Ruth Otabore was
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alive. the sister of the Big Brother
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Nigeria season 7 winner Yuma Otabore aka
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Fina who allegedly needed more attention
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and care from Dangote group of company
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owned by Africa richest man Aliko
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Dangote whose truck hit Ruth Otbbor few
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days after the accident victim Ruth
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Otabore rounded off her examinations as
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a final year student of federal
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polytenic in ai but according to
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Viduckman soon after the death of the
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accident victim was announced on Sunday,
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bloggers started publishing the news
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stories massively. Continuing, Vid
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Darkman accused Fina of being a greedy
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person, saying, "Fina wrote a demand
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list of 1 billion naira to Dangote even
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when she has not visited her sister in
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the hospital to know the true picture of
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her condition." In a swift reaction, a
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well-known sex educator who uses raw
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words to pass across her teachings, Izzy
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Bay aka Ekia Queen condemned the act of
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Vid Darkman, saying it was the alleged
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greed of Fina that killed her sister
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with Ekia Queen accusing Vidman of being
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a liar who is trying to cause more pains
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to the bereaveved Fina even when he
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knows her sister just died less than 48
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hours ago. We had reported that the
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management of Dangote Group says they
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are saddened over the death of Ruth
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Otto, the sister of Big Brother Niger
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season 7 winner Ejuma Otto aka Fina,
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saying they had concluded all
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arrangements and made all necessary
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efforts to fly the accident victim
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abroad for the continuation of her
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medical treatment. But the company was
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waiting for her doctors to certify her
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fit for air travel. The company owned by
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Aliko Dangote, the Africa richest man.
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according to Forbes made the statement
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in a press release issued few minutes
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ago after the death of the new graduant
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from federal polytenic ini was announced
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by her family through their lawyer
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barristister justice sheen Ojino of echo
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solicitors and advocates saying the
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graduate who was knocked down alongside
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her motorcycle rider by a truck owned by
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Dangote group in ai community earlier
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this month passed on exactly 6:30 hours
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