Coup : Soldiers Takeover Power In Benin Republic, President’s Whereabouts Unknown


A military coup is currently under way in Benin, according to information obtained by CKNNews early Sunday.

The coup attempt began in the early hours of Sunday, sources said, with an attack on President Patrice Talon’s residence in the capital Porto-Novo.

Soldiers led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri then took over the national television station and declared that Talon had been “removed from office”.

This is coming few weeks after a similar incident in Guinea-Bissau 

More details later

Video Of the coup plotters



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Chris Kehinde Nwandu is the Editor In Chief of CKNNEWS || He is a Law graduate and an Alumnus of Lagos State University, Lead City University Ibadan and Nigerian Institute Of Journalism || With over 2 decades practice in Journalism, PR and Advertising, he is a member of several Professional bodies within and outside Nigeria || Member: Institute Of Chartered Arbitrators ( UK ) || Member : Institute of Chartered Mediators And Conciliation || Member : Nigerian Institute Of Public Relations || Member : Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria || Fellow : Institute of Personality Development And Customer Relationship Management || Member and Chairman Board Of Trustees: Guild Of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria

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