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| Nigeria elders to pick new Sultan | Nigeria elders to pick new Sultan |
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| Nigeria's Muslim elders have been meeting in the northern town of Sokoto to choose a new Sultan. | Nigeria's Muslim elders have been meeting in the northern town of Sokoto to choose a new Sultan. |
| The previous Sultan - the spiritual leader of the country's 70 million-strong Muslim community - died in a plane crash on Sunday. | The previous Sultan - the spiritual leader of the country's 70 million-strong Muslim community - died in a plane crash on Sunday. |
| He was one of 96 people killed when a passenger jet came down shortly after take off from the capital, Abuja. | He was one of 96 people killed when a passenger jet came down shortly after take off from the capital, Abuja. |
| US aviation officials have arrived in Nigeria to find out what caused the aircraft to crash. | US aviation officials have arrived in Nigeria to find out what caused the aircraft to crash. |
| The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Maccido, was a widely revered figure whose death has triggered grief and anger within Nigeria's Muslim community. | The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Maccido, was a widely revered figure whose death has triggered grief and anger within Nigeria's Muslim community. |
| In the wake of the crash, thousands of mourners gathered outside his palace to pay their respects. | In the wake of the crash, thousands of mourners gathered outside his palace to pay their respects. |
| SULTAN OF SOKOTO Leads Nigeria's 70m MuslimsSokoto base for 19th Century jihad, spreading Islam across northern NigeriaSokoto still Nigeria's centre for Islamic learning Sokoto in mourning Sisters survive crash | |
| A BBC correspondent says that a group of Muslim elders - known as kingmakers - have gone to present Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa with their choice of successor. | A BBC correspondent says that a group of Muslim elders - known as kingmakers - have gone to present Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa with their choice of successor. |
| The kingmakers had been meeting at an undisclosed location to discuss their choice, who will be drawn from Sokoto's four ruling houses. | The kingmakers had been meeting at an undisclosed location to discuss their choice, who will be drawn from Sokoto's four ruling houses. |
| They will present a list of three names - with the preferred candidate at the top - to the governor, who will then make his selection. | They will present a list of three names - with the preferred candidate at the top - to the governor, who will then make his selection. |
| Black boxes | Black boxes |
| In Abuja, meanwhile, a four-member team from the US' National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the site of the Boeing 737 crash. | In Abuja, meanwhile, a four-member team from the US' National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the site of the Boeing 737 crash. |
| Officials from the US Federal Aviation Authority and manufacturer Boeing are also there. | Officials from the US Federal Aviation Authority and manufacturer Boeing are also there. |
| The plane, operated by private Nigerian company ADC, crashed shortly after taking off for Sokoto. | The plane, operated by private Nigerian company ADC, crashed shortly after taking off for Sokoto. |
| Police said the two black box flight recorders had been recovered from the downed aircraft. | Police said the two black box flight recorders had been recovered from the downed aircraft. |
| Nigerian Aviation Minister Babalola Borishade said on Monday that the pilot ignored advice to wait for better weather before taking off. | Nigerian Aviation Minister Babalola Borishade said on Monday that the pilot ignored advice to wait for better weather before taking off. |
| Nine people survived the crash. | Nine people survived the crash. |