Benin Soldiers Claim They Have Taken Over The Country After A Coup Attempt

 

Information reaching kgnewsonline  indicates that, a group of military officers in Benin claimed on Sunday they had removed President Patrice Talon from power and dissolved the government.

Calling themselves the Comité Militaire pour la Refondation, the soldiers said on state TV SRTB they named Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri as Benin’s new leader and that the country’s borders were closed.

Residents in Cotonou said they heard gunfire in the commercial capital early Sunday, with police and military positioned at strategic intersections and around the port, adding to uncertainty over the situation.