President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally asked the Senate to approve the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin.
The request was conveyed in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary.
According to Tinubu, President Patrice Talon personally requested Nigeria’s support after the failed takeover.
Tinubu explained that the deployment is part of a peacekeeping mission following the recent attempted coup in Benin Republic.
“The decision aligns with ECOWAS protocols and is backed by Section 30(5) of Nigeria’s Constitution, which permits such action when taken in consultation with the National Defence Council,” the letter said.
The Senate has referred the request to the Committee of the Whole for immediate consideration.
Nigeria had earlier provided air support in response to the unconstitutional breach in Benin, marking the first phase of its intervention.
The presidency has described Nigeria’s swift action as a demonstration of Tinubu’s commitment to defending democracy and stability across West Africa.
The attempted coup unfolded on Sunday when soldiers under the “Military Committee for Refoundation,” led by Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri, briefly seized the state television station in Cotonou and announced the overthrow of President Talon’s government.
The rebellion was quickly suppressed after fighter jets and ground troops — deployed by Nigeria — intervened and restored order.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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