The late Alh. Aminu Dantata
By Dabo Garko
Family sources have revealed that Alh. Aminu Dantata, the Kano billionaire and uncle of Alh. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, who died recently at the ripe age of 94, left behind a stupendous wealth.
Dantata is said to have bequeathed ₦61 trillion in cash in both Nigerian and foreign banks.
He also left behind 10 private jets, each worth about ₦1 billion.
The deceased billionaire started buying private jets in 1967 at the cost of $120,000 USD.
The late Dantata also bequeathed shares worth over ₦30 trillion in companies within and outside Nigeria.
He also left behind 800 petrol stations within and outside Nigeria that do not bear his name, but belong to him.
In Kano alone, he left behind 500 houses, plus 1,200 plots with only fencing or partial structures, no buildings on them—just empty plots.
The business mogul also left 320 houses in other towns across Nigeria and abroad.
He also bequeathed 280 vehicles in use, and another 120 vehicles that are not in use, just parked
According to the family sources, all the above constitute just a fraction of the staggering wealth which he garnered during his lifetime.
Dantata, who was buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia, this week according to his wish, was married to four wives, had about 45 children and more than 150 grandchildren.
