Born on October 17, 1968 into the family of Alhaji Ganiyu Oladosu Sanusi from Oja’ba, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
He grew up in the Elekuro area of the city and during this time, he enrolled at Wesley Primary School for his elementary education. After the completion of his primary education, Dotun Jubril Sanusi went to Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Grammar School, Aperin Oniyere, Ibadan for his secondary education.
He graduated from the Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Ibadan.
Having worked for over two decades as an entrepreneur in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, whose economy he contributed to through his investments, Dotun Sanusi, in 2010, returned to Ibadan, his hometown, where he hit the ground running with the establishment of the Institute of College of Arts, Science and Technology (ICAST) in the Elebu area of the capital city of Oyo State. He went on to establish Ilaji Farms, an agric business enterprise and Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, a multi-billion naira hospitality/sporting facility.
Through a single investment, Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, the Mogaji of Olugbade family of Oja’ba, Ibadan, Chief Dotun Sanusi, has been able to turn around the fortunes of Ona-Ara Local Government Area.
Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort is located in Oloyo Village, Ona-Ara Local Government Area, Akanran, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
