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7 FEARED DEAD AS SOLDIERS OPEN FIRE ON PROTESTING DANGOTE SUGAR COMPANY WORKERS

7 FEARED DEAD AS SOLDIERS OPEN FIRE ON PROTESTING DANGOTE SUGAR COMPANY WORKERS IN ADAMAWA.

Seven Feared Dead As Soldiers Open Fire On Protesting Staff Of Dangote Sugar Company In Adamawa

Seven persons have sustained fatal injuries and are feared dead at Dangote Sugar Company, in Gyawana, Adamawa State owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.

Reports from the area, which is about 70 kilometers from Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, indicate that the soldiers opened fire on the protesters around 5pm today.

A resident of Gyawana told SaharaReporters that soldiers, despatched for the illegal operation, were hired by the management of the sugar company to chase the protesters away.

The soldiers, who reportedly came to the sugar company in four Toyota Hilux vans, allegedly left their duty post at Numan bridge.

http://saharareporters.com/2021/07/15/breaking-seven-feared-dead-soldiers-open-fire-protesting-staff-dangote-sugar-company

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