Benin Republic Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/benin-republic/ Reporting Nigeria security Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:54:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png Benin Republic Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/benin-republic/ 32 32 Nigerian Army, Benin Troops Conduct Joint Patrol in Cotonou https://securitydigestng.com/2026/06/08/nigerian-army-benin-troops-conduct-joint-patrol-in-cotonou/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:54:05 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23449 Nigerian Army, Benin Troops Conduct Joint Patrol in Cotonou By: Zagazola Makama Troops of the Nigerian Army and personnel of the Benin National Guard have conducted a joint night patrol in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cross-border security cooperation and combat transnational crimes. Security sources said the patrol was […]

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]]> NAF Hosts Beninese Military Officers, Deepens Regional Defence Cooperation https://securitydigestng.com/2026/06/04/naf-hosts-beninese-military-officers-deepens-regional-defence-cooperation/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:59:05 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23378 NAF Hosts Beninese Military Officers, Deepens Regional Defence Cooperation The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening regional security cooperation with neighbouring countries as it hosted participants of Course 22 from the Beninese National Military School at its Headquarters in Abuja. The delegation, comprising senior military officers undergoing staff training in the […]

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]]> Why Nigeria Cannot Ignore JNIM’s Advance into Benin Republic, by Chidi Omeje https://securitydigestng.com/2026/05/31/why-nigeria-cannot-ignore-jnims-advance-into-benin-republic-by-chidi-omeje/ Sun, 31 May 2026 13:39:49 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23289 Why Nigeria Cannot Ignore JNIM’s Advance into Benin Republic By Chidi Omeje The growing presence of Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in northern Benin Republic should be a wake-up call for Nigeria and its regional partners. What was once perceived as a distant Sahelian threat is now steadily moving southward, bringing violent extremism closer to […]

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]]> How Nigerian Army Deployed In Benin Republic To Sustain Regional Peace, Safeguard Democratic Process https://securitydigestng.com/2026/05/26/how-nigerian-army-deployed-in-benin-republic-to-sustain-regional-peace-safeguard-democratic-process/ Tue, 26 May 2026 05:13:48 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23220 How Nigerian Army Deployed In Benin Republic To Sustain Regional Peace, Safeguard Democratic Process By Colonel Appolonia Anele The Nigerian Army (NA), acting on the directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces o Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellecy, Bola Ahmed Tinubu deployed a company of troops to the Republic of Benin […]

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]]> Nigerian Troops Deployed to Secure Benin Presidential Inauguration as Shettima Arrives in Cotonou https://securitydigestng.com/2026/05/24/nigerian-troops-deployed-to-secure-benin-presidential-inauguration-as-shettima-arrives-in-cotonou/ Sun, 24 May 2026 11:29:01 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23201 Nigerian Troops Deployed to Secure Benin Presidential Inauguration as Shettima Arrives in Cotonou By: Zagazola Makama Nigerian Army troops have been deployed in strategic locations across Cotonou, Republic of Benin, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Romuald Wadagni scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Security sources disclosed that the Nigerian Army Troops were […]

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]]> How Nigeria’s rapid military intervention in Benin reshaped West Africa’s anti-coup momentum https://securitydigestng.com/2025/12/08/how-nigerias-rapid-military-intervention-in-benin-reshaped-west-africas-anti-coup-momentum/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:21:30 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21506 How Nigeria’s rapid military intervention in Benin reshaped West Africa’s anti-coup momentum By: Zagazola Makama The failed coup attempt in Benin Republic is far more than an isolated disturbance in West Africa. It is a political earthquake whose tremors are being felt all the way from Cotonou to Bamako, Niamey and Ouagadougou. For the military […]

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]]> How Nigerian Fighter Jets, Ground Troops Foiled Coup Attempt In Benin Republic, Tinubu Hails Military https://securitydigestng.com/2025/12/08/how-nigerian-fighter-jets-ground-troops-foiled-coup-attempt-in-benin-republic-tinubu-hails-military/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:35:39 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=21505 How Nigerian Fighter Jets, Ground Troops Foiled Coup Attempt In Benin Republic, Tinubu Hails Military NAF jets carried out strategic airstrikes on fleeing coup plotters and their equipments as they attempted to escape Cotonou in armoured vehicles. Details have emerged on how Nigeria played a major role to restore democratic order in neighbouring Benin Republic […]

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]]> Insecurity: Nigeria, Niger, Benin Mull Multinational Border Force, Launch Joint Patrol Teams https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/14/insecurity-nigeria-niger-benin/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/14/insecurity-nigeria-niger-benin/#respond Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:07:50 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17873 Insecurity: Nigeria, Niger, Benin Mull Multinational Border Force, Launch Joint Patrol Teams In a renewed bid to contain criminalities in their borders, Nigeria, Niger and Republic of Benin have concluded plans to establish a border force. The three countries have also launched tripartite Joint Border Patrol Teams (JBPTs) in a bid to strengthen border security […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/14/insecurity-nigeria-niger-benin/feed/ 0 Ambassador Buratai Bags Lifetime Achievement Award in Lagos https://securitydigestng.com/2021/09/26/ambassador-buratai-bags/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/09/26/ambassador-buratai-bags/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:15:00 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17577 Buratai Bags Lifetime Achievement Award in Lagos Former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lt-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Burutai, was Sunday in Lagos given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Global Excellence magazine. Publisher of the magazine, Mayor Akinpelu, said his medium selected Buratai for his numerous contributions to the […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/09/26/ambassador-buratai-bags/feed/ 0 Sunday Igboho won’t return to Nigeria, they are planning to kill him – Lawyer alleges https://securitydigestng.com/2021/08/17/sunday-igboho-wont-return-to-nigeria-they-are-planning-to-kill-him-lawyer-alleges/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/08/17/sunday-igboho-wont-return-to-nigeria-they-are-planning-to-kill-him-lawyer-alleges/#respond Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:30:46 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17137 Sunday Igboho won’t return to Nigeria, they are planning to kill him – Lawyer alleges Olusegun Falola, lawyer of Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho, has said his client would not return to Nigeria anytime soon. Falola disclosed that Igboho can not return to Nigeria because “they are planning to kill him.” […]

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