On 15 May 1979, he initiated the mutiny. They held a number of hostages at the air force base. He and his colleagues were surrounded by the armoured regiment led by Major Abubakar Sulemana, their commander and subsequently arrested.
On May 15, 1979, he launched an uprising. Hostages were taken at the air force station. He and his team were besieged by the armored unit led by Major Abubakar Sulemana, who was also their commander and was subsequently apprehended.