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Nigerian jets and troops helped Benin's government suppress a coup attempt by mutinying soldiers citing grievances over security and governance, with 14 arrested, officials said.
- On Sunday, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed deploying fighter jets and ground troops to Benin to foil a coup attempt, ordering jets to `take over the airspace` after Benin requested help.
- Mutineers briefly took control of state TV network and gunfire rang out in Cotonou, Benin's commercial hub, while authorities arrested 14 people, mostly serving soldiers, as of Sunday afternoon.
- ECOWAS announced an immediate standby-force deployment from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and Ghana, and Benin's government said forces recaptured positions and cleared resistance.
- Regional analysts warned the incident heightened threats to democratic governance as the unrest represented the latest threat in a region with recent military seizures, and it remained unclear whether Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri had been apprehended.
- In recent days and recent months, critics say Benin's reforms, including a new constitution creating a Senate and extending the presidential term, are a power grab amid opposition setbacks before the April election.
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Nigerian airstrikes helped foil coup bid, Benin says
COTONOU, Dec 8 - Nigerian fighter jets carried out airstrikes to thwart a coup bid in Benin in which mutinying soldiers tried to seize President Patrice Talon, according to an account provided by Benin's government on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Benin thwarts coup attempt
What happenedBenin’s government Sunday reasserted control after a coup attempt against President Patrice Talon. Eight soldiers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation appeared on state television early Sunday and claimed that Talon had been overthrown and all state institutions dissolved, to restore “national cohesion.” But after a day of chaos in the West African nation, Talon appeared on state TV and said the situation was “…
Benin military hunts fugitive soldiers a day after foiled coup attempt
Benin's economic capital Cotonou was mostly calm on Monday as the country's armed forces hunted fugitive soldiers who staged a botched coup attempt a day earlier. Neighbouring Nigeria said it carried out strikes on Sunday and deployed troops to help restore order in the West African nation battling jihadist insurgents.
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WTVBNigeria dispatches jets, troops to quash Benin coup bid
Nigerian fighter jets and ground troops moved on Monday to help restore order after a foiled coup attempt in Benin, aiming to head off a political crisis in a country that is battling jihadists and serves as a key trade corridor in West Africa. In its first foreign military intervention in nearly a decade, Nigeria was motivated by fears of an unfriendly military regime taking charge in its backyard, potentially allowing violence to spill across …
Daily Post Nigeria
Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.U.S embassy lifts shelter-in-place notice for Americans in Benin Republic
The United States Embassy in Cotonou says security conditions in the city have returned to normal following Sunday’s attempted coup, prompting the mission to withdraw its earlier shelter-in-place advisory for American citizens. In a statement on Monday, the embassy confirmed that stability had been restored after a day of confusion and tension across Benin’s commercial capital. While lifting the advisory, the mission urged U.S. nationals to rema…
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