▁died ▁in ▁combat ▁during ▁the ▁later ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁disput ed ▁when ▁and ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁killed . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁the ▁U g and an ▁newspaper ▁Daily ▁Mon itor , ▁he ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁K amp ala . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁T anz an ian ▁forces ▁and ▁their ▁UN L F ▁al lies ▁entered ▁the ▁city , ▁encounter ing ▁only ▁light ▁resistance . ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁reported ly ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁leading ▁U g and an ▁command ers ▁who ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁fire f ight ▁with ▁T anz an ian ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 5 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 8 th ▁Brig ades ▁in ▁the ▁B wa ise - K aw em pe ▁area ▁as ▁they ▁attempted ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁northern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁T anz an ian ▁journalist ▁Bald win ▁M zi rai ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁K uz ama ▁k wa ▁Id i ▁A min , ▁that ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁killed ▁at ▁a ▁ ▁T anz an ian ▁road block ▁on ▁the ▁Bom bo ▁road ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁a ▁Muslim , ▁though ▁he ▁also ▁believed ▁in ▁magic . ▁One ▁observer ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" short