He was thereafter raised by his maternal grandfather, Alhaji Alhassan Dantata who was one of the richest men in Kano city at the time.
Ube esekhulelwe ngumkhulu wakhe omama, u-Alhaji Alhassan Dantata owayengowomunye wabacebile kakhulu edolobheni laseKano ngaleso sikhathi.