Benin Republic’s state prosecutor announced the arrest of three prominent men on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the country.
Mario Metonou, special prosecutor at Benin’s financial crimes and terrorism court, made the announcement at a press conference.
He said former sports minister Oswald Homeky, Republican Guard commander Djimon Dieudonne Tevoedjre, and Olivier Boko, a businessman close to President Patrice Talon, were detained on charges of plotting a coup.
“It appears that the Republican Guard commander in charge of the president’s security was engaged by Homeky and Boko to carry out a coup d’etat by force on September 27,” the prosecutor said.
Homeky was detained on Tuesday while handing over six bags of cash totaling 1.5 billion CFA francs ($2.5 million) to Tevoedjre, the prosecutor said.
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Investigations are ongoing to identify further suspects, he added.
Xinhua/NAN.
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