He was dressed as a Muslim, and gave out that he was an Arab from Egypt who had been carried off by the French to Senegal and was desirous of regaining his own country.
وكان يرتدي زيا كمسلم، وزعم أنه كان عربيا من مصر حيث أقله الفرنسيون إلى السنغال رغبة منه في العودة إلى وطنه.