As the ongoing disagreement battle over the soul of the mega Obajana Cement Plant rages between the Kogi State Government and Dangote Cement Plc, the company has alleged that destruction of the company’s assets injuring of staff from gunshots, and violation of the fundamental human rights of staff and commuters were some of the fallouts from alleged recent invasion of the Dangote Cement Plc by the Kogi State government’s vigilantes popularly referred to as ‘Government Vigilantes or Government Hunters.’
The Dangote Cement Media office in a statement on Saturday alleged that over 500 government vigilantes invaded the Dangote Cement Plant located at Obajana on Wednesday “at the behest of the State Governor and forcefully shut down its operations.”
The statement disclosed that cement trucks were also burnt, and many others were vandalized, “as they forcefully hijacked Dangote buses and vans. “
“Market and business activities have been brought to a standstill since the attack was launched.
“No fewer than 27 Dangote staff are currently in bad conditions after they were shot at by the invaders,” the statement from the company said.
It further disclosed that control rooms were forcefully shut down and equipment whose monetary values have not been computed were vandalized, even as communication cords were also severed to bring production to an abrupt halt.
According to the statement the invaders also blocked the roads, distorted vehicular movement, and restricted the movement of people all around Obajana.
“Since the criminal attack, our vehicles carrying diesel have been attacked along Anyigba road,” the statement from the company added.
It further disclosed that the victims of the said invasion are currently admitted to the emergency section of the Kogi State Specialist Hospital in Lokoja.
Mr. Tijani Mukhtari, 45, who the statement disclosed was shot severally in the lower abdomen and in other parts by the invaders, “is currently battling for his life, as health workers who were seen attending to him said he was slated for emergency surgery.”