How Dangote escaped being taken hostage in the Mali attack

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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, should be
thanking his stars right about now for escaping
Friday morning’s attack on a hotel in Bamako, Mali by
unknown gunmen.
The
media was awash with reports that gunmen had
stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in the Malian capital
on Friday morning taking 140 guests and 30 staff
hostage.
The reports elicited apprehension in Nigeria over
reports that the business mogul was trapped in the
hotel, but it has now been confirmed that he checked
out of the facility 24 hours earlier.
Aljazeera English correspondent in Nigeria Yvonne
Ndege, confirmed via her Twitter handle that she had
a direct conversation with the President of the
Dangote Group of Companies, who has since being in
Nigeria, safe.
Meanwhile, Dangote has said a word of prayer for
those caught up in the Mali hostage situation.
He wrote on Twitter: “Rumour about me being held
hostage is false. I was in Mali yesterday. Thank you
for your concern. My prayers with those involved

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