Renowned Nigerian business mogul and philanthropist, Aminu Dantata, who passed away on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been laid to rest in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Naijaonpoint gathered that his Janazah (funeral) prayers were held after Maghrib at the Prophet’s Mosque on Tuesday, followed by interment at the revered Al-Baqi Cemetery, in accordance with Islamic rites.
A high-powered Federal Government delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, was present at the funeral.
Recall that the team departed Nigeria on Sunday and arrived in Madinah on Monday to pay final respects to the late elder statesman.
Other key members of the delegation included, Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, Minister of State for Housing, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata and the Director of Internal Security at the Office of the NSA, Hassan Abdullahi.
The late patriarch’s body was accompanied to Saudi Arabia by his son, Tajudeen Dantata, his nephew and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and other family members.
Among prominent Nigerians in attendance were Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, immediate past APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and state governors Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano and Umar Namadi of Jigawa.
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and his predecessor, Aminu Ado Bayero, also graced the solemn occasion, reflecting the wide-reaching respect Dantata commanded in traditional and religious circles.
Top Islamic scholars, including Bashir Aliyu Umar, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, and Khalifa Abdullahi Muhammad, the Imam of Dantata Mosque in Abuja, joined the spiritual farewell.