Pascal Tigri, the alleged leader of the botched coup in Benin Republic, and his accomplices are said to be hiding in Togo.
Beninese soldiers identified Tigri as leader of the mutiny
after they thwarted the coup attempt with support from Nigeria and Côte
d’Ivoire.
While Nigeria carried out targeted air strikes on many of
the fleeing plotters, Tigri’s whereabouts have been unknown.
On Wednesday, Benin government officials told Reuters that
the ringleader is hiding in Lome 2, a neighbourhood in the Togolese capital
that also houses the residence of President Faure Gnassingbe.
They demanded his immediate extradition.
President Patrice Talon vowed retribution for persons behind
the coup attempt, saying “this treachery will not go unpunished”.
A memo from Benin’s national intelligence service to its Togolese counterpart, dated Wednesday and seen by Reuters, said on the day of the coup, Tigri had been contacted by someone using a Togolese phone number.
“Our department would like to request your support in
apprehending and then handing over these fugitive soldiers to the Beninese
authorities by your competent services,” the memo states.
A government official said if the Togolese government fails
to extradite them to Benin, it would be “proof” that Togo was involved in the
coup attempt.
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