Popular Kano contractor, Sani Dahiru Yakasai, dies at 68

Foremost Kano businessman and contractor, Alhaji Sani Dahiru Yakasai, is dead.

The deceased was the CEO of the SDY Construction Company, a leading contractor firm in the state and beyond.

According to a family source, the business mogul died after a prolonged illness.

The source added that SDY died at the age of 68 and left behind children and grandchildren.

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His funeral (jana’iza) took place at the Emir’s Palace, Kofar Kudu by 8am Friday, after which he was buried at the Tarauni cemetery.