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2006-10-29 Africa Subsaharan

Nigerian Plane With 100 Aboard Crashes. Dead include top muslim leader

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Posted by Frank G 2006-10-29 09:30|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 update: Among those aboard was the sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Maccido, who is the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims, according to Mustapha Shehu, spokesman for the Sokoto state government. Shehu said the sultan's son, Muhammed Maccido, a senator, was also aboard, along with Abdulrahman Shehu Shagari, son of former Nigerian President Shehu Shagari, who was in office between 1979 and 1983.

About half of Nigeria's 130 million people are Muslims. The country is the most populous in Africa and the continent's leading oil exporter.

Security forces kept reporters away from the crash site. At the airport in Abuja, security officials are keeping away a crush of people seeking information about friends or family aboard the plane

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-29 09:53|| 2006-10-29 09:53|| Front Page Top

#2 I feel a riot comming on!

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-10-29 10:15|| 2006-10-29 10:15|| Front Page Top

#3 That's some news that brightens the day.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-10-29 11:14|| 2006-10-29 11:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Inshallah.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-10-29 11:16|| 2006-10-29 11:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Divine Intervention or Nefarious Zionist Plot? You decide.

Posted by Charles 2006-10-29 14:53|| 2006-10-29 14:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Divine Intervention or Nefarious Zionist Plot?

Why can't it be both? Dead imam and spawn - what a great way to start the day!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-29 14:57|| 2006-10-29 14:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Sounds like a general or two may have gotten peeved at the imam and son, and decided to take them and other rivals out in a single large batch.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-29 16:53|| 2006-10-29 16:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Or it could be due to shoddy maintenance and the good ole "Inshallah" attitude of the Muslims. That attitude does not go well with high maintenance items like airlines, or functional economies.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-10-29 18:57|| 2006-10-29 18:57|| Front Page Top

#9 not too mollifying for the other dead passengers... say a prayer for them, at least. They likely didn't deserve this by any determination

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-29 19:32|| 2006-10-29 19:32|| Front Page Top

#10 From the BBC story:

Poor safety

After visiting the crash site, Federal Territory Minister Mallam Nasir el-Rufai told the BBC that the condition of the plane was "deplorable", with "bald tyres".

The government had already announced a major plan to overhaul the aviation industry and improve safety following last year's disasters, which killed more than 200 people.

Posted by James">James 2006-10-29 19:39|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2006-10-29 19:39|| Front Page Top

#11 The "bald tyres" would not seem very relevant considering that the plane crashed after take-off.

Posted by Darrell 2006-10-29 19:52|| 2006-10-29 19:52|| Front Page Top

#12 in a storm...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-29 21:06|| 2006-10-29 21:06|| Front Page Top

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