 He thought that it would be best if the Uganda Army was made up of northern Ugandans who had a larger stake in fighting for it.The resulting tension in the army was further exacerbated when Adrisi got in a shootout with Colonel Flassan Taban, the head of the marines.According to journalist George Ivan Smith, Adrisi was also involved in a purge of Langi and Acholi in 1977, during which a large number of civilians were murdered in northern Uganda.