Sultan Among The Dead After Nigerian Plane Crash

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Six people have reportedly survived the crash Sunday of a Nigerian airliner carrying more than 100 people.

The Boeing 7-27 went down shortly after taking off during a storm in the capital of Abuja. The plane was carrying 104 passengers and crewmembers, according to the National Air Space Management Agency.

One of the passengers on board was the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims, the sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Maccido. Nearly half of Nigeria's population is Muslim. The sultan's son, a senator, was also on the flight, along with the son of former Nigerian President Shehu Shagari.

The plane was en route to Sokoto when the crash happened. Initial reports claimed no survivors had been found but local television reports said at least six people had survived. There are also reports that Maccido is among the dead.

Security around the crash scene and at the Abuja airport was tight and Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has ordered an investigation into the cause of the tragedy.

Debris and human remains were scattered across the crash site, about three kilometres from the runway in Abuja, and the craft's tail was hanging from a tree.

Obasanjo's spokesman Remi Oyo said the president was "deeply and profoundly shocked and saddened ... he offers condolences to all Nigerians, especially family, friends and associates of those who may have been on board."

The plane was apparently owned by the private Nigerian airline Aviation Development Co. It last suffered a crash in 1996 when one of its jets went down near Lagos, killing all 143 people onboard.
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[hedgehog]

1. I hope this was an accident and that Nigerians also believe that.

The massacres in Rawanda started with a plane "accident".

[LaBanty]

2. Approximately 90 Lives Lost

...and not all of them precious.

Nigeria has a lot of problems, and Muhammadu Maccido was one of them. Fond of talking out both sides of his mouth, he feigned peace-and-happiness while a driving force in the (often deadly violent) Islamic movement in Nigeria.

In a bold speech, Alhaji Maccido said the time to carry out the hakimiyyat Allah (divine rule, as expressed in the Sharia) was now and challenged Buhari to prove his bravery as a Muslim by instituting Islam as state religion without regard for the consequences.

Sharia law is joyless misogynist horseshit, anyway you cut it. To impose it on people is pure fascism.

Not everyone who dies a fiery death is a loss. Sometimes, payback really is a bitch, and people do get their come-uppins.