Nigeria’s billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote says he would rather be sent to prison than have his mobile phone taken away. Speaking in Lagos at an event where he presents his “Vision 2030” plan, Dangote describes losing access to the device as a “no-go area,” adding that it would be easier to put him in prison than to remove the phone.
Multiple outlets report the same core message, though they frame it slightly differently—some emphasize that he would “choose prison,” while others quote him more directly about it being easier to jail him than take the phone. All accounts tie the remark to Dangote’s public discussion of the Vision 2030 initiative, which he presents as an effort to accelerate industrialisation across Africa. The reporting focuses on his personal statement about the phone’s importance rather than any broader political or legal context.
No sources in the provided material explain what prompted the comment beyond the broader event remarks around Vision 2030.
