Combo Ayouba

Combo Ayouba, also referred to as Ayouba Combo, (1952 – June 13, 2010) was a Comorian colonel and senior member of the Military of Comoros. He was one of the highest-ranking military officers in the Comoros at the time of his assassination in 2010.

Biography Ayouba was born on the island of Anjouan, The Comoran government deployed security forces to important government buildings throughout the capital, Moroni, following Ayouba's death. Schools and stores were closed throughout the country following the assassination. A demonstration by youths from Anjouan demanding the prosecution of Ayouba's killing was dispersed outside the Treasury building and courthouse.

Ayouba and other key Comoran public figures, including General Salimou Amiri, President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi's chief of staff, reportedly received letters containing death threats in the months prior to Ayouba's killing.