Mahamat Idriss Déby suspends and demotes general in Chad
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno demoted and suspended General Hamoda Mahamat Béchir after failures to implement disarmament orders in Ennedi. The decision came during a crisis meeting in Torboul, amid tensions over grazing land and access to water, according to Alwihda Info.
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno demoted and suspended General Hamoda Mahamat Béchir, commander of Defence Zone No. 8 and military coordinator for Ennedi East, after failures to implement disarmament orders linked to a conflict over grazing land and access to water. The decision was taken on Saturday 7 November in Torboul, Ennedi West province, according to Alwihda Info.
Several administrative officials were also dismissed, including the prefects of Torboul and Djara and the sub-prefect of Am-Djirémé, reports Alwihda Info. General Tahir Erda Tahiro, director-general of the General Directorate of State Institutional Security Services (DGSSIE), was ordered to proceed without delay with the disarmament of civilians in the area.
The crisis meeting in Torboul brought together the commanders of Defence Zones No. 1 and No. 8, four government members, presidential aides and military leaders. The government’s general delegate to Ennedi West, Goukouni Allatchi Tchoubougou, presented the tensions linked to water resources and grazing land, according to Alwihda Info.
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno said officials should serve the state and obey the orders of their superiors rather than their community, according to Alwihda Info.
