 Adrisi was instructed to resign from his post as Minister of Defence, but declined to do so.That year a split in the Uganda Army developed between supporters of Amin and soldiers loyal to Adrisi, who held significant power in the government and wanted to purge foreigners, particularly Sudanese, from the military.Adrisi felt that foreigners were not dependent enough on the regime to support it, and would at their convenience flee back to their lands of origin.