Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- The army officer who led the coup in the Republic of Benin, Pascal Tigri, fled to Togo on Sunday to seek refuge.

BBC reports that the officials of the Beninese government disclosed that Mr Tigri had fled after the coup to oust President Patrice Talon failed.

The officials also disclosed that the government is aware of Mr Tigri's current location and plans to submit a request for Mr Tigri's extradition.

"We don't know how to explain this, but we will make an official extradition request and see how the Togolese authorities will react," the BBC quoted an official as saying.

Last Sunday, a group of soldiers, who called themselves the "Military Committee for Refoundation" (CMR), appeared on the state television to decl...