A video circulating on WhatsApp claims that a Cement truck owned by Dangote Group was intercepted in Akure, Ondo State, for allegedly transporting bandits.
The narrator in the video alleges that security operatives, specifically the Amotekun Corps, caught the criminals hidden inside the truck with weapons.
The narration in the video went as follows:
“The unthinkable happened yesterday in Akure, Ondo state. A Dangote Cement trailer, the very symbol of Nigeria’s enterprise and progress became a Trojan horse for death itself. Armed bandits, dozens of them were discovered hiding inside what appeared to be an ordinary commercial vehicle traveling through one of our supposedly safe south western states.”
“The eyewitnesses explained that the trailer driver’s hands trembled uncontrollably when security operatives ordered him to open the cargo area, he refused repeatedly, his eyes darting nervously…”
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CLAIM
A Dangote Cement truck was caught transporting bandits into Ondo State.
FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.
The video has been digitally manipulated through selective editing, while the original, longer footage was also distorted by misleading narration to implicate Dangote Group.
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Investigations by The FactCheckHub revealed that the longer footage was posted by the YouTube channel Follow Trends on January 16, 2026. The narrator in the video detailed the interception of a Mercedes-Benz truck (with a Jigawa State registration) by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, around the Cathedral area of Akure. The truck was conveying 38 passengers who could not provide a verifiable destination or mission in the state.
While analysing the video, The FactCheckHub observed that it was poorly narrated to misinform viewers. Though some media houses reported that Amotekun intercepted a truck conveying 38 passengers of northern extraction on January 11 in Ondo state, none mentioned that the truck belongs to the Dangote group.
The Amotekun Commander, Adetunji Adeleye, confirmed during a press briefing that the individuals were being profiled for security reasons, but at no point were they identified as “bandits” or linked to the Dangote Group.
“We are profiling all of them thoroughly. Anyone found culpable after investigation will face the full weight of the law, while those cleared will be sent back to their states of origin,” Adeleye said.
Further analysis by The FactCheckHub revealed that the footage shows a standard commercial truck, not a Dangote Cement truck. The scenery in the video suggests no arrest or violence. Instead, the video showed people and an Amotekun truck with a bigger truck stuck amid traffic, just like the rest of the vehicles in the video, with no evidence supporting the claims made in the viral narration.
Although a minor disagreement occurred while vehicles were being directed, there is no indication of criminal activity as alleged.
Also, Dangote group debunked the claim on January 20, 2026, on their Instagram handle, clarifying that no such incident involved their fleet and that the video was a malicious fabrication.
VERDICT
The claim that the Dangote Cement truck was used to transport bandits into Ondo is MISLEADING. The video was manipulated and presented with a false narrative to misinform the public.
Seasoned writer and literary curator, Zainab Abdulrasaq is a factchecker for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached on IG @blackbookishgirl or zabdulrasaq@icirnigeria.org
