African billionaire: I took 10 million from the bank just to check.

Aliko Dangote, who owns Dangote Group, said this at a forum in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Pryscopi conveys.

When you start a business first, you intend to make one million,” said Nigerian businessman.

But, after a year or so, I realized I had $12-13 billion, so I said, okay, all these are just numbers. One day I went to the bank, and there were no restrictions at the time, so I wrote a set of 10 million dollars. And I took them home. Then I opened them and saw them at home. There I said to myself: “Okay, now I know I have money. ”

Dangote says he turned the money into a bank right away the day.

Asked how much money was in the wallet, he said none.

He was the world's 23st richest person in 2014, and now his wealth amounts to $10.6 billion. /Periscope