Togo President’s sister-in-law reportedly arrested after urging the army to remove him.

Government critic Marguerite Gnakade has urged the military to support calls for President Faure Gnassingbé’s resignation and to bring an end to his family’s decades-long rule in Togo.

Gnakade — a former Minister of Defence and sister-in-law to President Gnassingbé — has been accused by police of “inciting rebellion” following her remarks.

The unrest comes in the wake of a controversial constitutional change that empowered President Gnassingbé, who has ruled since 2005 after succeeding his father’s 38-year reign, to retain authority as head of the Council of Ministers — the country’s highest executive office, which carries no term limits.

Gnakade, the widow of the late Ernest Gnassingbé, elder brother of the president, is the latest prominent figure within the ruling family to break ranks publicly.