In 1996 , Sani Abacha ( 1993 &ndash; 1998 ) , a later Nigerian military dictator , deposed Dasuki and named Maccido the new Sultan . Maccido was crowned on 21 April 1996 and ruled from the position for a decade . He used the position to try and reconcile divisions in the Muslim community of northern Nigeria , improve connections with other Muslim communities , and decrease ethnic tensions within Nigeria . On 29 October 2006 , after meeting with President Olusegun Obasanjo , Maccido died in the plane crash of ADC Airlines Flight 53 , with his son Badamasi Maccido , while returning to Sokoto . He is buried in Sokoto with many of the other Sultans of Sokoto
ADC Airlines Flight 53
ADC Airlines Flight 53
Muhammadu Maccido