170 held hostage in Mali but Dangote’s not among

The rumour making the rounds that billionaire, Aliko Dangote, has been held hostage in Mali, is false.

170 people are being held hostage in an hotel in Bamako, Mali, which was attacked by gunmen on Friday morning.

Chanting “Allahu Akbar”, Al Jazeera reports that the gunmen opened fire outside the Radisson Blu Hotel.

Meanwhile, on Nigerian social media, rumours were swirling through the grapevine that Dangote, who was in Mali on Thursday, is among the hostages.

A couple of tweets from Phil Hazelwood, the AFP bureau chief in West Africa, added life to the growing rumours.

Until Dangote tweeted through his handle that he was okay.

 Then Phil Hazelwood tweeted that he had spoken to Dangote.

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