Aminu Alhassan Dantata, billionaire businessman, philanthropist, dies at 94

From Desmond Mgboh, Kano

Kano State has been thrown in a state of mourning following the death of multi-billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Aminu Alhassan Dantata. He was 94.

Dantata, an uncle to Aliko Dangote and apparently one of the richest men in the region, passed away in the early hours of Saturday following an illness associated to old age.