Renowned Nigerian business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has finally been laid to rest in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, days after his passing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The late patriarch, who died on Saturday, was laid to rest at the historic Al-Baqi Cemetery in Madinah on Tuesday, following Jana'iza (funeral) prayers held after the Maghrib prayer at the Prophet's Mosque.
According to a statement released by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Dantata's body arrived in Madinah on Tuesday morning, accompanied by his son, Alhaji Tajudeen Dantata; his nephew, business magnate Alhaji Aliko Dangote; and other family members.
A high-powered delegation from Nigeria was also present at the funeral, led by the Minister of Defence and former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar.
Other members of the delegation included the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata; and Director of Internal Security at the Office of the National Security Adviser, Hassan Abdullahi, who represented the NSA.
The funeral also drew the presence of prominent Islamic scholars, including 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, led by Ambassador Ibrahim Moddibbo, joined in the funeral arrangements alongside Ambassador Muazzam Ibrahim Nayaya and Defence Attaché, Major General Adamu Hassan.
Others who attended included Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin; former APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje; Governors Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State and Umar Namadi of Jigawa State.
Leading the family in final tributes was Alhaji Aliko Dangote, alongside other relatives and associates.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, and dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero were also present to pay their last respects.
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