12/07/2025
The Massive Wealth And Properties Left Behind By Dangote's Uncle, Alhaji Aminu Dantata.
He left behind ₦61 trillion in cash in both Nigerian and foreign banks. 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 500 houses, plus 1,200 plots with only fencing or partial structures, no buildings on them—just empty plots.
He also left 320 houses in other towns across Nigeria and abroad.
He left 280 vehicles in use and another 120 vehicles that are not in use, just parked.
He left shares worth over ₦30 trillion in companies within and outside Nigeria.
In an interview he granted in 2022, he said he started buying private jets in 1967 at the cost of $120,000 USD. As of now, he has 10 private jets, each not worth less than ₦1 billion.
This is just a fraction of what his heirs said about the wealth the late Alh. Aminu Dantata left behind.
He lived with four wives, had over 45 children, and more than 150 grandchildren.
Alhaji Dantata is the one who gave Aliko Dangote some money to start up a business. He is the uncle of Aliko Dangote (mother's brother). He trained him in business as a young boy.
