#MALIATTACKS-Rumor has it that Aliko Dangote was among the 170 people taken hostage by gunmen in Mali.

 

I reported earlier that suspected Jihadists  stormed a 5 star hotel in Mali  Capital at the earlier hours of today and took 170 people hostage in an apparent terror attack.
It was believed that Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was among the 170 hostages, in the hotel at the time of the raid.

 Dangote was not present in the hotel, but is safe in Lagos, Nigeria.

Al Jazeera West Africa correspondent, Yvonne Ndege, confirmed on her Twitter handle to confirm that Dangote is indeed safe.
Read her tweets

 

Yvonne Ndege‏@YvonneNdege

Spoke directly to @AlikoDangote 10 minutes ago. I repeat. He's fine. He's in Lagos! #MaliAttacksUser Actions

 

Yvonne Ndege‏@YvonneNdege

I just spoke directly to @AlikoDangote he's not in #MaliAttacks he's safe in his office in Lagos.