President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces for their swift intervention in Benin Republic following an attempted military coup in the neighbouring country.
Tinubu’s reaction came after loyalist forces in Benin, supported by Nigerian troops and air assets, dislodged soldiers who seized the country’s national television station early Sunday and claimed to have toppled President Patrice Talon.
A statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the Government of Benin formally requested Nigeria’s military assistance in two separate communications after coup plotters led by Colonel Pascal Tigri announced the suspension of democratic institutions.
According to the statement, Tinubu, acting on the request, ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to take control of Benin’s airspace and assist in flushing out the mutineers from strategic locations, including the national broadcaster and a military camp.
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