Lt Col. Pascal Tigri and two other soldiers have been declared wanted by the Benin Republic over a failed coup attempt in the West African country.
As reported earlier by reporters that Tigri attempted but failed to overthrow the administration of President Patrice Talon.
Following the failed coup, the country’s constitutional authorities declared him wanted on Monday.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in a post on X.
It was also reported that the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of the National Guard of Benin Republic, who were taken hostage during Sunday’s coup attempt, have been released, according to a security analyst.
Brant Philip, in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, confirmed their release. Philip wrote that the Beninese Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of Staff of the National Guard had been freed after being taken hostage by the mutineers during the coup.
The detained military officers were among the top officials held during the brief but tense uprising led by Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri in Cotonou.
Their release came shortly before President Patrice Talon addressed the nation in a televised broadcast, announcing that the government had regained full control of the situation. Mutinous soldiers briefly held Talon and several senior security officials before loyal forces intervened.
