Twenty six private jets and four police and air force aircraft landed in Minna , Niger State , on Friday for the wedding of Halima, last child of former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida .
The aircraft had brought dignitaries from all parts of the country and beyond into the city for the occasion .
The groom, Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi , a prominent businessman from Gombe State , gave 10 cows and N 500, 000 as bride price for his bride, according to the News Agency of Nigeria .
Garba Wushishi performed the symbolic ceremony of handing over Halimat to her husband around 2 .45 pm while she was received on behalf of the groom by Governor Ibrahim Dankwanbo of Gombe State .
Former President , then Goodluck Jonathan , his then Vice, Namadi Sambo , and Senate President , Bukola Saraki , were among top dignitaries who graced the occasion.
Also in attendance were the governors of Kaduna , Sokoto, Zamfara , Kwara and Kano states, while business moguls, Aliko Dangote and Tony Elemulu , led the line from the private sector .
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