according to kebzabo, on february 3, 2008, during a battle between government forces and rebels in n'djamena, soldiers came to kebzabo's home to arrest him, but he was travelling at the time. he said that the soldiers fired at his brother. in a statement on february 26, he and another opposition leader, wadel abdelkader kamougué, released a statement calling for "the immediate convening of an all-inclusive national dialogue", the release of the three opposition leaders who had been arrested, along with an international inquiry into the arrests, and an immediate cease-fire.