ISIS funding: Students demand shutdown of Lafarge company in Nigeria


Nigerian students have demanded the immediate shutdown of the Nigerian branch of Lafarge Cement company located in Ewekoro, Ogun State.


The called was sequel to the $778million fine handed down to the French company by the United States Justice Department in Brooklyn has fined Lafarge.

The company had pleaded guilty to making payments to terrorists to retain its operations in Syria.

The company is said to continue pleading guilty to charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization.

The students made their demand in a statement made under the aegis of Coalition of Nigerian Students comprising National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Progressive Students Movement (PSM), and National Association Of Ogun State Students (NAOSS).

The statement was signed by NAOSS Global President, Ogunrombi Leke, PSM President, Bestman Okereafor, NANS Deputy Senate President, Ekundina Elvis and NANS Ogun Chairman, Kehinde Damilola Simeon.

They called on security a gencies to immediately shutdown the Nigeria branch of Lafarge situated in Ogun State pending the outcome of investigations.

The students warned that allowing the company continue operations posed a great to the security of thousands of students in the area.

According to them, "we are not unaware of the increasing level of insecurity in the axis housing the company (EWEKORO) ranging from kidnapping, to armed robbery among others, not too long ago Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested a suspected Boko Haram leader in Abeokuta, Ogun state.

"We are particularly concerned about our students in the axis housing the company (EWEKORO) because the same axis is housing an higher institution (DS ADEGBENRO ICT POLY) with thousands of students.

"In lieu of this, we are demanding for an immediate shutdown of Lafarge company within the next 72hours from this release , pending the time investigation will be carried out considering how much risk , danger and harm sponsoring a terrorist group could do to Ogun state and Nigeria at large.

"We appreciate the company for the jobs created however the security of our constituents remains our top priority.

"We are concerned about the fact ISIS presence have been confirmed in Nigeria, yet the news have exposed a LAFARGE branch in another country fully sponsoring terrorist group.

"If the company is not shut down at the expiration of our 72hours ultimatum, Nigeria students will be forced to move in our thousands to shut the company down as Nigerian Students in that axis have been living under high apprehension since the news of LAFARGE sponsoring terrorist came out.

"For LAFARGE SA and LAFARGE Syria to have agreed and pledged guilty to funding and supporting a notorious terrorist group, what assurance do we have that the company in Nigeria is not doing same, hence the need for an immediate shutdown and investigation.

"It is extremely important for security agents to rise up to this task because an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, we are not unaware that the said terrorists have sophisticated weapons that security agents in Nigeria do not have , this simply means they may decide to go on rampage anytime even as the 2023 general elections is fast approaching.

"It is very disheartening that at a time when companies such as DANGOTE have been busy supporting security agents with mobility and logistics basically to combat crimes across the country , another is busy sponsoring terrorists, it is very disturbing and calls for immediate action".

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So, they did nothing wrong.

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ISIS funding: Students demand shutdown of Lafarge company in Nigeria


Nigerian students have demanded the immediate shutdown of the Nigerian branch of Lafarge Cement company located in Ewekoro, Ogun State.


The called was sequel to the $778million fine handed down to the French company by the United States Justice Department in Brooklyn has fined Lafarge.

The company had pleaded guilty to making payments to terrorists to retain its operations in Syria.

The company is said to continue pleading guilty to charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization.

The students made their demand in a statement made under the aegis of Coalition of Nigerian Students comprising National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Progressive Students Movement (PSM), and National Association Of Ogun State Students (NAOSS).

The statement was signed by NAOSS Global President, Ogunrombi Leke, PSM President, Bestman Okereafor, NANS Deputy Senate President, Ekundina Elvis and NANS Ogun Chairman, Kehinde Damilola Simeon.

They called on security a gencies to immediately shutdown the Nigeria branch of Lafarge situated in Ogun State pending the outcome of investigations.

The students warned that allowing the company continue operations posed a great to the security of thousands of students in the area.

According to them, "we are not unaware of the increasing level of insecurity in the axis housing the company (EWEKORO) ranging from kidnapping, to armed robbery among others, not too long ago Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested a suspected Boko Haram leader in Abeokuta, Ogun state.

"We are particularly concerned about our students in the axis housing the company (EWEKORO) because the same axis is housing an higher institution (DS ADEGBENRO ICT POLY) with thousands of students.

"In lieu of this, we are demanding for an immediate shutdown of Lafarge company within the next 72hours from this release , pending the time investigation will be carried out considering how much risk , danger and harm sponsoring a terrorist group could do to Ogun state and Nigeria at large.

"We appreciate the company for the jobs created however the security of our constituents remains our top priority.

"We are concerned about the fact ISIS presence have been confirmed in Nigeria, yet the news have exposed a LAFARGE branch in another country fully sponsoring terrorist group.

"If the company is not shut down at the expiration of our 72hours ultimatum, Nigeria students will be forced to move in our thousands to shut the company down as Nigerian Students in that axis have been living under high apprehension since the news of LAFARGE sponsoring terrorist came out.

"For LAFARGE SA and LAFARGE Syria to have agreed and pledged guilty to funding and supporting a notorious terrorist group, what assurance do we have that the company in Nigeria is not doing same, hence the need for an immediate shutdown and investigation.

"It is extremely important for security agents to rise up to this task because an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, we are not unaware that the said terrorists have sophisticated weapons that security agents in Nigeria do not have , this simply means they may decide to go on rampage anytime even as the 2023 general elections is fast approaching.

"It is very disheartening that at a time when companies such as DANGOTE have been busy supporting security agents with mobility and logistics basically to combat crimes across the country , another is busy sponsoring terrorists, it is very disturbing and calls for immediate action".

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Great Nigerian students! Great!

Nigeria government will never think of the security risk Larfage pose to the nation and its environs. The earlier they shut down this company wherever they operate in Nigeria, the better for us.