[Daily Trust] Abuja -- There is no doubt that late Idriss Deby was a colossus when considered within his geo-strategic influence on the Sahelian security firmament, the Lake Chad Basin and even the greater sub-Saharan region down to the Central Africa Republic. Aside from being a charismatic former rebel leader and having held power in Chad for about 20 years, Deby was a close ally of France, the US and even the emerging China. He was commander-in-chief of the most battle-tested army in the West African sub-region because Chad h