A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State Capital has ordered
\nDangote Group, Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Cement Plc, Dangote Industries
\nand their subsidiaries in a judgement against them, to pay the sum of
\nN2,697,125,000 billion in a mining dispute brought against Dangote by a
\nmining firm, Quest Two Enterprises ltd.<\/p>\n
In his judgment, the trial judge Justice Ayua of the Federal High Court,
\nLokoja averred that the Dangote General Manager, Mr. Victor Mohan, who was
\nalso the sole witness admitted under cross-examination that his employers,
\nDangote Group, effectively shut down operations of the company by
\ndismantling power lines belonging to the company and disrupting their
\noperations.<\/p>\n
Despite agreeing to pay compensation for these acts to the plaintiffs, the
\njudge also noted that the defendants failed to live up to the terms of the
\nagreement to pay any compensation to the plaintiffs.<\/p>\n
The court also dismissed Dangote\u2019s counter-claims that the actions of the
\nplaintiff amounted to trespassing on their mining lease area.<\/p>\n
He consequently declared that Dangote should pay the sum N2.7billion as
\ndamages and issued a Garnishee order Nisi against 21 banks to satisfy the
\njudgment debt.<\/p>\n
This new development comes as Dangote is fiercely battling another mining
\ndispute with cement giant, BUA Cement, in which the Chairman of BUA
\nrecently wrote an open letter to the President claiming that Dangote in
\ncollaboration with the Ministry of Mines & steel illegally entered its
\nMining areas with a view to disrupting and sabotaging operations at BUA\u2019s
\nOkpella cement plant despite a court order restraining Dangote and the
\nMinistry from claiming and or moving to the site.<\/p>\n
The cases comes up for hearing shortly at the Federal High Court in Benin.2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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