▁Ali ▁O ka ▁R ok oni , ▁But ab ika ▁was ▁of ▁N ub ian – K ak wa ▁descent , ▁and ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁K ak wa ▁param ount ▁chief ▁Sultan ▁Ali ▁Ken yi ▁D ada ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁cousin ▁of ▁Id i ▁A min ' s ▁father . ▁Having ▁completed ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁primary ▁education , ▁he ▁was ▁reported ly ▁ill iter ate . ▁▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point , ▁But ab ika ▁joined ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Army , ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Mil ton ▁Ob ote . ▁Over ▁time , ▁diss atisf action ▁grew ▁among ▁parts ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁about ▁Ob ote ' s ▁government , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁remove ▁him ▁from ▁power . ▁But ab ika ▁joined ▁the ▁consp ir ators , ▁and ▁their ▁coup ▁was ▁planned ▁at ▁his ▁house . ▁The ▁initial ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁blow ▁up ▁Ob ote ' s ▁plane ▁at ▁the ▁En te bbe ▁International ▁Airport ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁but ▁But ab ika ' s ▁wife ▁informed ▁her ▁brother - in - law ▁A hm ad ▁O du ka , ▁Senior ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Police , ▁of ▁the ▁plot . ▁He ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁those ▁on ▁the ▁plane , ▁and ▁his ▁sister - in - law ▁ur ged ▁him ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁home ▁on ▁that ▁day ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁life . ▁O du ka , ▁however , ▁was ▁loyal ▁to ▁the