Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu, Father of BUA Group owner, IRS Chairman is dead

Kano businessman and Islamic scholar, Sheikh Isyaku Rabiu is dead.

Isiyaku, 90, passed away after a brief illness in the United Kingdom.

Rabiu will be buried according to Islamic rites as soon as his body arrives Nigeria.

Sheikh Isyaku founded a major family operated holding company with a history of investment in manufacturing, insurance, banking and real estate.

In the 1970s, the group invested in manufacturing with its first investment being the Kano Suit and Packing Cases company, a factory producing suit cases and handbags.

The firm was a joint venture with Lebanese investors.

In 1972, he formed the Bagauda Textile Mill, manufacturing woven cloths for uniforms.

The deceased also established a series of ventures in different segments of the economy including frozen food service, real estate, sugar and a motor vehicle and parts distribution company specialized in Daihatsu products.

He is survived by many children and grandchildren, including his first son Nafiu Rabiu; influential Nigerian businessmen Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group; Rabiu Rabiu, owner of IRS Airlines, Naziru Rabiu, Quraish I Rabiu, Makiu Rabiu, Abdullahi Rabiu, Muhammad Rabiu and Daha Rabiu among others.