Nigerian Business Tycoon Abdulazeez Arisekola Alao Passes Away at 69

Ibadan-based Nigerian business tycoon,  Abdulazeez Arisekola Alao has passed away at age 69.

He died yesterday at an international hospital while receiving treatment for colon cancer, according to Sahara Reporters.

A family member revealed that his body will be conveyed to Nigeria for burial as early as tomorrow in accordance with Muslim rites. 

Alao was the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland –  a prominent Muslim figure in Nigeria.