Dangote loses brother; Jonathan, others mourn with African richest

Alhaji Aliko Dangote loses his elder brother, Alhaji Garba Dangote, he died on Thursday after a brief illness.
The popular business mogul, Aliko Dangote confirmed his brother’s death, saying the death came very suddenly as he suffered a massive stroke on Wednesday, and gave up the ghost some hours later.

The 80-year-old like his younger brother, was a businessman and the first son in the family.


Alhaji Garba was buried in accordance with Muslim rites yesterday in Kano.
He is survived by a wife and children.

Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has identified with the country’s leading entrepreneur, Alhaji Aliko Dangote in hour hour of grief.

“The President joins Alhaji Dangote and members of his family in praying that Almighty Allah will receive his late brother’s soul and grant him eternal rest in Paradise,” his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), Reuben Abati, said in a statement issued last night in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.