She stated on national television that institutions have been dissolved and the president removed, indicating that Lieutenant Pascal Tigré is leading the Military Reconstitution Committee to manage the transitional phase.
French media sources reported that the coup attempt began in the early hours of Sunday morning with an attack on President Patrice Talon’s residence in the capital, Porto-Novo. Soldiers led by Lieutenant Pascal Tigré then took control of the national television station and announced the removal of Talon and all state institutions from power.
The group calls itself the ‘Military Reconstitution Committee.’ President Patrice Talon has been in power in Benin since 2016 and was scheduled to step down in April next year after the presidential elections.
