The group vice-president of Dangote Industries Limited, Sani Dangote, has died.
Sani, who is Aliko Dangote‘s younger brother, died on Sunday in a US hospital.
He was treating an undiclosed ailment.
A statement from Dangote Industries on Monday, read: “It is with a heavy heart but with total submission to Almighty Allah that we announce the passing on of our Group Vice President, Alhaji Sani Dangote today, 14th November, 2021.
“May Allah SWT grant him mercy and amit him in Aljannat-al-Firdaus.”
The deceased was the chairman of Dansa Holdings Ltd and was formerly a non-executive director at NASCON Allied Industries Plc.
An established businessman and serial investor, Sani Dangote had interests in the manufacturing, agriculture, banking, and oil services sectors.
