Following an attack on Chadian opposition leader, Yaya Dillo’s home on Sunday, the French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has called for an investigation to be conducted into the incident.
Dillo said five members of his family, including his mother, were killed when his home was attacked by men believed to be from the Presidential Guard.
The opposition leader plans to contest against Idriss Deby in a Presidential election in April.
Deby, one of West Africa’s most fearsome leaders, has spent almost three decades in power in the country.
He has a very cordial relationship with the French government and is often supported by French soldiers in stamping out criminal elements in the country.
Dillo is no unfamiliar foe for Deby, as their paths had crossed in 2006 when the former was a rebel leader, before going on to become a Minister in the country.
He’s one of the 16 people who have signified interest in unseating the President in the election, slated to hold in a month’s time.
The French government said there should be total investigation into the attack, as there were arrest warrants issued against Dillo before the attack on his home.