President Talon safe, army regaining control – Benin presidency reacts attempted coup
The Benin presidency has reacted to the announcement of military control in the country, saying President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control,
The presidency, while speaking to AFP on Sunday, shortly after a group of soldiers declared during a broadcast on Benin’s state TV that they had taken over the government, said, “This is a small group of people who only control the television,” his office said. “The regular army is regaining control. The city and the country are completely secure.”
The Informant247 reports that a group, labelling itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, announced that the president Patrice Talon and all political officeholders have been effectively removed.
They also announced that all state institutions were also dissolved.
Talon, the democratic president of Benin Republic, has been on the saddle since 2016 and had promised to leave office in 2026 after the presidential poll.
