Insurgents Kill Idirss Deby, Chad’s President

Insurgents Kill Idirss Deby, Chad’s President

Insurgents Kill Idirss Deby, Chad’s President

Rebels fighting in the North of Chad has reportedly killed the country’s president, Idriss Deby Itno. The nation’s Army claimed he died of injuries suffered on frontline. Deby, 68, was newly re-elected President of Chad for the sixth term and has been in power for three decades. He won the just concluded election with 79.3% of vote.

Deby seized power in an armed rebellion in 1990. He was regarded as one of the longest-serving African leaders. The Army claimed he died Tuesday of injuries sustained while fighting rebels in the north of the country.

Deby had in March visited President Muhammadu Buhari for a bilateral meeting reportedly focused on sub-regional issues including security challenges occasioned by the activities of Boko Haram insurgents.