After celebrating the Eid al-Fitr in 2006 , Maccido went to Abuja to meet with President Olusegun Obasanjo . After that meeting , Maccido got on a plane back to Sokoto on Sunday 29 October . On the flight were one of his sons Badamasi Maccido ( who was the Senator from Sokoto ) , his grandson , and other regional government authorities who were in Abuja for an education workshop . The ADC Airlines Flight 53 crashed just after takeoff killing most of the people on board including Maccido , his son , and grandson . Maccido 's body was not burnt , making positive identification easy . His body was led through the streets of Sokoto with tens of thousand of mourners gathered . He was buried in the main tomb of the sultans of Sokoto ( the Hubbare ) , near that of his father
ADC Airlines Flight 53
ADC Airlines Flight 53
Muhammadu Maccido