[2] Accused of having participated in an assassination attempt against the French appointed Prime Minister, Ali Aref Bourhan on 6 May 1968, he was sentenced to death on 27 May 1968.
His wife recounts in a series of videos posted on YouTube on October 24, 2019 how Ismail Omar Guelleh treated him in the last moments of his life.
Having received no response despite occupying the position of presidential adviser and despite sending several requests for an audience with acknowledgment of receipt, he left for Cairo for treatment.
After his death, emissaries on the orders of Ismail Omar Guelleh coming in turn from the Somalia embassy in Egypt, the Djibouti embassy, Somali personalities in Egypt and even his wife's own family took turns to pressure her to organize the funeral in Djibouti dangling her a state funeral.
When the body arrived at Djibouti airport, orders from Ismail Omar Guelleh came to hide it from the public eye and avoid crowds.