The Chief of Army Staff of Benin Republic and the Chief of the National Guard have been released after being held hostage during Sunday’s failed coup attempt.
Security analyst Brant Grant confirmed their freedom in a statement posted on X on Monday.
“The Beninese Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of Staff of the National Guard have been freed after they were taken hostage by the mutineers during the coup yesterday,” he wrote.
Their release comes as President Patrice…
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