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The family of the youngest billionaire in Africa offered a reward of one billion Tanzanian shillings (£ 330,000 / $ 436,000) for the safe return of Mohammed Dewji, who had been kidnapped in an exclusive gym during a night descent.
Dewji, 43, an industrialist and former politician known as Mo, was kidnapped by gunmen while he was going to his daily training at the Colosseum Hotel in Dar es Salaam on October 11th. at 5:35. The regional police commissioner said that it seemed like Dewji – who pledged to give at least half of his fortune of 1.5 billion dollars (£ 1.15 billion) to an organization charity – was "kidnapped by whites". [white people]".
Dewji, the first Tanzanian to have made the front page of the Forbes economic magazine, was reportedly the victim of a well-planned attack in the posh Oysterbay neighborhood of Dar es Salaam.
"The family is offering a reward of one billion [Tanzanian] shillings to anyone who has information to find the son of our son, "said Dewji's uncle, Azim Dewji, on Monday at a press conference. "We want to assure anyone of the information regarding where our son is, that he will come forward and we will treat their information as secret."
Mohammed's company, MeTL (Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania) tweeted the details of the award and said it would pay "for any tip that would help us find our MO!"
MeTL Group
(@MeTL_Group)"For all that you fear, God has his plans" MO#BringBackOurMO#MrudisheMoWetu#BringBackMo
We offer a reward of one billion TSHS for any tip that will help us find our MO! Please send tips to [email protected]
The family promises to keep the secret pic.twitter.com/YHiSlVXuBX
Mohammed, who is married with three children, is known for his travels without personal safety despite the increased threat of kidnappings in Africa. Local media quoted one of its employees as saying that he had "tremendous celebrity status" in Tanzania.
Police said that he was taken away by masked gunmen while he was arriving at the luxury hotel's spa and leisure complex in a black Range Rover equipped with the plate of the ################################################################################## 39, registration "Mo 1".
Paul Makonda, regional police commissioner in Dar es Salaam, said: "They fired a gun and then opened the door. Initial information indicates that he was abducted by whites traveling in two vehicles. This kind of incident is new here.
More than 20 people were arrested as part of the kidnapping. Tanzanian Interior Minister Kangi Lugola said: "The police will never rest until the culprits are brought to justice." The hashtag #BringBackMo was a trend in Tanzania.
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(@tulanana)#Tanzanian billionaire family offer nearly half a million dollars for news leading to the return of @moodewji who was abducted a few days ago pic.twitter.com/HmZLS6FeMP
Dewji was born in 1975 in a house built in mud and sand in rural Tanzania.
His father, Gulamabbas, turned his mother's shop into an import-export empire, allowing Mo and his siblings to be sent to private schools and exclusive sports clubs. . Mo showed early his talent for golf and his father sent him to the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy in Florida. But, while it was clear that he would not visit a PGA-grade player, he enrolled at Georgetown University in Washington to study international business and finance with a minor in theology.
Upon his return to Tanzania, Dewji joined the family business as chief financial controller and quickly expanded his business. MeTL is now the largest company in the country, employing 24,000 people and accounting for 3.5% of gross national product (GDP).
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(@MariaSTsehai)@Bill Gates Help us let the world know that #Tanzania we want the culprits #BringBackMo
We pray and ask for the safe return of @moodewji
We know you know him pic.twitter.com/2Oj1C9ihDI
He has appeared three times on the cover of Forbes and is ranked by the magazine ranked 17th among the richest people in Africa with a fortune of 1.5 billion dollars.
Dewji has also launched a soft drink brand called Mo Cola to compete with Coca-Cola, and holds a majority stake in the Simba Sports Club football team in the Tanzanian Premier League. The team, formerly known as Eagles and Dar Sunderland, also tweeted to ask for the return of Dewji.
Mohammed said he was proud of his company's success, but his real passion lies in his commitment to giving up his wealth to help the poorest Tanzanians. MeTL's stated mission is to "end poverty in Tanzania."
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(@SimbaSCTanzania)Music keywords, Mohammed Dewji, last names, domain names, domain names and domain names. pic.twitter.com/oMz22cXnsm
"I have been blessed and I am very proud of the success of my company, MeTL, but this success and the wealth that comes with it carry responsibilities," said Mohammed in creating his Mo Dewji charitable foundation. "I believe it is very important to put money back in my country. When God blesses you financially, do not increase your standard of living, increase your level of giving. "
Dewji joined the Giving Pledge, created by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to call the world's richest people to donate at least half of their wealth to charity.
In addition to running his company, Mohammed sat in the Tanzanian parliament as a ruling party deputy Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), in power, for ten years until 2015.
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