[2] On September 28, 1995, Bob Denard led his fourth military coup against the Comoran government.
The coup, which Denard called Operation Kaskari, ousted President Said Mohamed Djohar, who was imprisoned in the military barracks.
Colonel Ayouba became the Coordinator of the Transitional Military Committee, or head of state of the Comoros from September 29 until October 2, 1995, when the French military ousted Denard, Ayouba and their allies during Operation Azalee.
[3] A demonstration by youths from Anjouan demanding the prosecution of Ayouba's killing was dispersed outside the Treasury building and courthouse.
[3] Ayouba and other key Comoran public figures, including General Salimou Amiri, President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi's chief of staff, reportedly received letters containing death threats in the months prior to Ayouba's killing.