The protest followed two recent tragedies involving Dangote trucks.
VeryDarkMan storms Auchi, blocking Dangote trucks until medical bills of abandoned victim are paid 🚨 pic.twitter.com/RkBH4zEf7s
— Dami’ Adenuga (@DAMIADENUGA) August 18, 2025
AUCHI, Edo State – Chaos erupted in Auchi on Monday as activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, led residents to block Dangote trucks from plying the town’s roads.
In a viral video, the activist declared that “the people of Auchi have no choice but to stop all Dangote drivers” until the company pays the medical bills of an earlier accident victim, takes responsibility for damages, and regulates its drivers.
The protest followed two recent tragedies involving Dangote trucks. On Sunday, August 17, three people were killed when a Dangote Cement truck, another vehicle, and a GLK Benz collided in front of the Omega Fire Ministry.
“We just closed from church. A serious accident just happened… a Dangote truck crushed about five vehicles,” a witness said in a viral video.
Cleric Johnson Suleman described the crash as “an avoidable tragedy” caused by reckless driving. Earlier, a Dangote truck hit Ruth Otabor, leaving her with an amputated leg.