Rumoured death of Africa’s richest man, Nigerian Aliko Dangote has gained his attention on Sunday after the false news spread across several news websites.

Dangote tweeted at 14:00 GMT that he is alive and people should disregard the malicious report.

“I am hale, hearty and alive. Please disregard malicious report saying otherwise. Thank you,” he said.

The rumour is believed to have started from a German website on Sunday morning and later picked up by many websites in Africa.

The website reported that Dangote had “died in Germany after a short illness which was confirmed by his family”.

Aliko Dangote is a Nigerian billionaire, who owns the Dangote Group, which has interests in commodities. The company operates in Nigeria and other African countries, including Benin, Ethiopia, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, and Zambia. As of June 2016, he had an estimated net worth of US$14.9 billion.

http://aitnews.com.ng/2016/09/25/aliko-dangote-is-not-dead/ CC lalasticlala

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