The remains of renowned business icon and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has been buried on Tuesday evening in the Islamic Holy City of Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Recall that Alhaji Aminu Dantata died on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the age of 94.
He was laid to rest in Madinah according to his wishes.
Alhaji Tajudeen Dantata, son of the deceased, and Alhaji Aliko Dangote, a nephew of the late business magnate, arrived in Madinah on Tuesday morning with the body, accompanied by other family members.
Late Alhaji Aminu Dantata was buried at Al-Baqi Cemetery, following Jana’iza prayers after Magrib at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
The federal delegation that attended the burial was led by the Minister of Defence and former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, the official delegation included the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris.
Others are, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Honourable Yusuf Abdullahi Ata; and Hassan Abdullahi, Director of Internal Security at the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), representing the NSA.
The 16th and 15th Emirs of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi 11 and Aminu Ado Bayero were also in attendance.
Prominent Islamic clerics who attended the funeral prayers and burial include Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, and Khalifa Abdullahi Muhammad, Imam of the Dantata Mosque in Abuja.
Officials from the Nigerian Consulate General in Jeddah joined the delegation, led by Ambassador Ibrahim Moddibbo. He was accompanied by Ambassador Muazzam Ibrahim Nayaya and Defence Attaché Major General Adamu Hassan, who coordinated arrangements for the funeral.
Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, immediate past Chairman of APC , Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, were present at the burial, alongside the Governors of Kano and Jigawa States, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf and Alhaji Umar Namadi, respectively.
Alhaji Aliko Dangote also led other family members and close associates in honoring the late patriarch.
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