“Succes Masra was simply kidnapped by navy drive in the present day, Could 16 at 5:56 am” from his house, which additionally serves as headquarters for his social gathering, Les Transformateurs (The Transformers), stated a publish on his official Fb web page.
The publish additionally featured an unverified video that confirmed him leaving his residence surrounded by round a dozen armed males in navy uniform.
Masra, who served as prime minister of Chad from January to Could 2024, confronted off towards President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in presidential elections final Could.
He took 18.5 p.c of the vote towards Deby’s 61.3 p.c, however claimed victory.
He has been considered one of Deby’s fiercest opponents.Deby had been proclaimed transitional president by fellow military generals in 2021 after his father, Idriss Deby Itno, who had dominated Chad for 30 years, was killed in a gun battle with rebels. Deby promised an 18-month transition to democracy however prolonged it by two years. Opposition figures have since fled, been silenced or joined with Deby.
After a brand new structure was authorized in a referendum in December 2023, Deby, 40, was elected president in Could 2024 in voting that worldwide observers stated was not credible.
