Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- In a move to return sanity and uphold democratic rule in Benin Republic, Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the Senate to approve to deployment of troops to the neighbouring Republic following a failed coup attempt against President Patrice Talon.

This is coming two days after a group of soldiers seized the control of a TV station in Cotonou, Benin's economic capital, before being repelled by government forces.

The request was presented in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday, as captured in a live broadcast aired on National Assembly TV.

Reading the president's letter aloud, Akpabio explained the request for military support to stabilise the region.

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