19th April, 2017
He died along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Wednesday morning while being taken to the National Hospital Abuja.
A source close to the Chanchangi family told Premium Times that the billionaire died while he was being rushed to National Hospital after a protracted illness.
“He died along the road while we were rushing him to a hospital in Abuja, after a protracted illness,” the source said.
The source also said Chanchangi will be buried at 2pm today at the Bashama Road Cemetery according to Islamic rites.
He is believed to be survived by three wives and about 33 children, among whom is Rufai Chanchangi, a member of the House of representative.
Among early sympathisers at the Chachangi home was Bala Ibn Na’Allah, the deputy Senate leader, and Mohammed Ali, a former member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly.