The prominent Kano businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, has been laid to rest in Madina, Saudi Arabia, in accordance with his final wish to be buried beside his late wife.

Although his burial took place in Saudi Arabia, a funeral prayer was held in absentia at the Umar Bin Khattab Mosque in Kano.

The prayer was led by the Chairman of the Kano Council of Ulama, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, alongside the Commandant General of the Kano Hisbah Board, Sheikh Ibrahim Daurawa.

Among the dignitaries in attendance were the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, members of the Kano State Executive Council, and notable figures from the business community, among others.

Alhaji Dantata passed away at the age of 94 in the early hours of Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Family sources confirmed that his burial in Madina was in line with his longstanding wish to be interred near his wife’s grave in Madina, Saudi Arabia.