Cika wannan jumla: A ranar 5 ga Afrilu, 2012, an kama shi da
'Yan tawayen Tuareg na National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) 'Yan tawayen sun yi zanga-zangar ne a birnin Abuja. Da yake bayyana garin a matsayin "iyakar" sabuwar al'ummarsu, MNLA ta ayyana ƙarshen hare-haren su. Kashegari, kungiyar ta ayyana 'yancin Azawad daga Mali.