₦airaland Forum

Benin's president said on Sunday that the "situation is completely under control" in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers.

A group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.

That sparked a swift response from loyal army forces, air strikes from neighbouring Nigeria and the deployment of troops from other countries in the region.


Beninese military and security sources said that around a dozen soldiers had been arrested, including those behind the coup bid.

President Talon addresses nation

West Africa has experienced a number of coups in recent years, including in Benin's northern neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso, as well as Mali, Guinea and, most recently, Guinea-Bissau.

"I would like to assure you that the situation is completely under control and therefore invite you to calmly go about your activities starting this very evening," Talon said on state broadcaster Benin TV.

Talon is due to hand over power in April next year after 10 years in office marked by solid economic growth, but faces the challenge of insecurity in the country's north.

Early Sunday, soldiers calling themselves the "Military Committee for Refoundation" (CMR), announced on state television that they had met and decided that "Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of the republic."

owobokiri:
If Nigeria can intervene in another country's internal affairs, it means that other powerful countries can intervene in Nigerias affairs.

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.
Nigeria is a big country.

You are ignorant if you don’t know the implications of attacking a country of over 200 million people. Just a spill over alone will be a catastrophe let alone the colossal cost to global economies with multi billion investments and multiple citizens domiciled in Nigeria, especially Lagos.

International media, including Chinese media, have been celebrating the foiling of the coup and praising Nigeria and ECOWAS partners.

That's why Nigeria and countries like India and Brazil, even Iran as Tucker Carlson reminded the mediocre Trump supporter, Ted Cruz, can call the bluff of Trump and get away with it.

Syrian civil war alone aproduced migrants and refugees that lmost took over Europe

owobokiri:
If Nigeria can intervene in another country's internal affairs, it means that other powerful countries can intervene in Nigerias affairs.

owobokiri:
existent international clout.

owobokiri:
Loads of horse shyt...
Nigeria is big bla bla bla
China is celebrating bla bla bla
You guys like to humour yourself..
During the Nigeria Biafra war, how many African countries were destabilised?
Was the economy of Africa wrecked?
You don't even produce upto you open quota and you're here blabbing about your non existent international clout.

owobokiri:
If Nigeria can intervene in another country's internal affairs, it means that other powerful countries can intervene in Nigerias affairs.

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh.
Nigeria is a big country.

You are ignorant if you don’t know the implications of attacking a country of over 200 million people. Just a spill over alone will be a catastrophe let alone the colossal cost to global economies with multi billion investments and multiple citizens domiciled in Nigeria, especially Lagos.

International media, including Chinese media, have been celebrating the foiling of the coup and praising Nigeria and ECOWAS partners.

That's why Nigeria and countries like India and Brazil, even Iran as Tucker Carlson reminded the mediocre Trump supporter, Ted Cruz, can call the bluff of Trump and get away with it.

Syrian civil war alone aproduced migrants and refugees that almost took over Europe

owobokiri:
Loads of horse shyt...
Nigeria is big bla bla bla
China is celebrating bla bla bla
You guys like to humour yourself..
During the Nigeria Biafra war, how many African countries were destabilised?
Was the economy of Africa wrecked?
You don't even produce upto you open quota and you're here blabbing about your non existent international clout.

FreeStuffsNG:
A group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.

That sparked a swift response from loyal army forces, air strikes from neighbouring Nigeria and the deployment of troops from other countries in the region.


They have received the memo.

The criminals who survived the thrashing should be brought to Nigeria for proper orientation on how to become oni Sokoto of Sokoto.

You can imagine their crazy audacity. Just few miles from Lagos and in some parts of Yorubaland in Benin republic, the criminals were planning a coup in our back yard so that they will turn it into bragging right like that young coupist in Burkina Faso. Smh.


Thank you President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Defender of African democracy.

God bless Benin and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

FreeStuffsNG:
A group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.

That sparked a swift response from loyal army forces, air strikes from neighbouring Nigeria and the deployment of troops from other countries in the region.


They have received the memo.

The criminals who survived the thrashing should be brought to Nigeria for proper orientation on how to become oni Sokoto of Sokoto.

You can imagine their crazy audacity. Just few miles from Lagos and in some parts of Yorubaland in Benin republic, the criminals were planning a coup in our back yard so that they will turn it into bragging right like that young coupist in Burkina Faso. Smh.


Thank you President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Defender of African democracy.

God bless Benin and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Ikaeniyan0:
Some riffraffs in Nigeria who hate our president will be in pains because of this news.

There must be an end to this senseless coup in West Africa.

owobokiri:
Loads of horse shyt...
Nigeria is big bla bla bla
China is celebrating bla bla bla
You guys like to humour yourself..
During the Nigeria Biafra war, how many African countries were destabilised?
Was the economy of Africa wrecked?
You don't even produce upto you open quota and you're here blabbing about your non existent international clout.

BlackPantherxXx:
2015, you cried because Tinubu installed Buhari.

2023, you wept because BAT installed himself.

You have supported EVERY country that has gone /spoken against Nigeria from Niger to US to Benin to even the false flags of Russia during EndSARS.

Yet you wonder why you guys don't thrive in Nigeria.

reddingtonblack:
You that never see anything wrong in what Apc as done from Buhari to Tinubu, give us a hint of how you have thrived,

when you go to market and they see APC tattoo on your forehead .. you get 50% discount abi, nothing affects you

Ikaeniyan0:
Some riffraffs in Nigeria who hate our president will be in pains because of this news.

There must be an end to this senseless coup in West Africa.

FreeStuffsNG:
A group of soldiers announced earlier in the day on state television that they had ousted President Patrice Talon.

That sparked a swift response from loyal army forces, air strikes from neighbouring Nigeria and the deployment of troops from other countries in the region.


They have received the memo.

The criminals who survived the thrashing should be brought to Nigeria for proper orientation on how to become oni Sokoto of Sokoto.

You can imagine their crazy audacity. Just few miles from Lagos and in some parts of Yorubaland in Benin republic, the criminals were planning a coup in our back yard so that they will turn it into bragging right like that young coupist in Burkina Faso. Smh.


Thank you President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Defender of African democracy.

God bless Benin and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.