NIGERIA, Dec. 8 -- Nigeria has officially acknowledged that its military intervened in the Republic of Benin on Sunday after a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow President Patrice Talon.

The confirmation was delivered in a late-night announcement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who explained that Abuja acted following urgent appeals from Benin's government.



The News Chronicle gathered that Benin first reached out through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, alerting Nigerian authorities to the gravity of the situation after renegade soldiers seized the National Television station and regrouped at a military camp.

The Beninese government sought immediate air support to secure criti...