Following their detention during Sunday’s abortive coup attempt, the Chief of the National Guard and the Chief of Army Staff of the Benin Republic have been freed.
In a statement published on X on Monday, security analyst Brant Grant affirmed their freedom.
He stated, “The National Guard Chief of Staff and the Beninese Chief of Army Staff have been released after being kidnapped by the mutineers during yesterday’s coup.”
Their release coincides with President Patrice Talon’s announcement in a statewide broadcast that his government had regained complete authority in the wake of the disturbance.
Earlier, mutinous soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri captured Talon and a number of top military officers in Cotonou.
The event is part of a string of recent coups and attempted takeovers that have been documented across West Africa, including Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
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