The Digest:
According to a social media update by Bayo Onanuga, an aide to President Bola Tinubu, the leader of Sunday’s failed coup attempt in the Benin Republic, Colonel Pascal Tigri, is now on the run.
Key Points
- Colonel Pascal Tigri led the mutineers who seized the national broadcaster on Sunday.
- Benin’s Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, confirmed the coup attempt was foiled.
- Some members of the coup group have been arrested.
- The Beninese armed forces remained loyal and regained control of the situation.
- The government has urged citizens to continue normal activities.
- The update was shared by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu.
- The incident adds to concerns over military unrest in West Africa.
As the architect of the failed takeover flees, Benin’s fragile calm returns, a reminder that in this region, stability is often a breath between storms.
Sources: Bayo Onanuga (X), Benin Interior Ministry Statement
