Breaking: Nigerian Military Pulls Out Fighter Jets From Benin Republic Amid Tensions

Nigeria has recalled the fighter jets previously deployed to the Benin Republic after officials determined that the security situation in the neighbouring country had stabilized following Sunday’s attempted military coup.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

According to Zagazola Makama, the aircraft, initially dispatched from Lagos for surveillance and regional monitoring, were ordered back to base in the afternoon after updated intelligence confirmed that the situation was under control and posed “no immediate threat to Nigeria’s territorial security.”

The coup attempt against President Patrice Talon’s government was decisively thwarted on Sunday, with loyalist forces regaining full control of the capital by nightfall. The crisis began when mutineers in military uniforms launched an early-morning operation to topple the government.

The rebels first attacked the presidential residence in Cotonou but were repelled. Failing to seize power, they then took control of the state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin (ORTB), hijacking the national broadcast signal.

The situation escalated quickly, but the government responded swiftly. Units of the National Guard and loyal armed forces mobilized, surrounding the television station and isolating the mutineers. By late Sunday, key government installations were secured, and authorities had firm command of the city.

“The situation is under control. The National Guard has everything surrounded,” a senior security official said on condition of anonymity due to the operation’s sensitivity.

Local media outlets, including 24 Hours in Benin, reported that the mutineers remained barricaded inside the television station Sunday evening, while authorities negotiated a peaceful surrender.

President Patrice Talon, reportedly safe at an undisclosed location, has yet to make a public statement.

No immediate reports of widespread violence or casualties emerged, and Cotonou’s streets were tense but largely calm following the initial alarms. The government is expected to release a formal statement and provide further details on the incident and the identities of the mutineers in the coming hours.