Delegation, clerics, and officials pay final tribute to Dantata in Madinah.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation revealed that a high-profile delegation, headed by the Minister of Defence and former Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, has been dispatched. Accompanying him are the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and Yusuf Ata, the Minister of State for Housing Development.
Among the delegation are respected Islamic scholars: Bashir Umar, Aminu Daurawa, and Khalifa Muhammad, who serves as the Imam of Dantata Mosque in Abuja.
The Nigerian consulate general in Jeddah, led by Muazzam Nayaya, also joined the team. They have been making the necessary funeral arrangements scheduled for later on Monday.
On Sunday, authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia granted permission for he’s remains to be interred in Madinah.
9jaTrueCrime earlier reported that Mr. Dantata had long expressed his wish to be buried in the sacred city of the Holy Prophet upon his death.
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Meanwhile, the Kano State Islamic Council of Ulama organized a special funeral prayer in his honor. The “Ga’ib Prayer,” traditionally performed when a deceased’s body is absent, was conducted for the late businessman and philanthropist.
He was the last surviving son of Alhassan Dantata, a prominent pre-independence West African magnate who passed away in 1955.
His diverse business ventures covered sectors such as agriculture, real estate, construction, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
Beyond his entrepreneurial pursuits, he was elected to the Northern House of Assembly in 1966 and later appointed as a Commissioner in the Kano State Government, serving between 1967 and 1973.
