Buratai met with Talon on Tuesday, amidst the ongoing trial of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) in the West African country.
Nigeria's former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai , has met with the Benin Republic President, Patrice Talon, as the Nigerian envoy and presented his letter of credence to him.Sources said both dignitaries discussed the issue behind closed doors with insinuations that Buratai was, until yesterday, not officially recognised in the Francophone country.
SaharaReporters had been told that Buratai, who was appointed Nigerian envoy to Benin in June 2021, was also instrumental to the arrest of Sunday Igboho. “At the moment, Buratai is leading other Nigerian officials and lawyers together with the Interpol to ensure that Igboho is returned to Nigeria as soon as possible. He wants to make that his first success,” a source noted.
Buratai’s memo was behind the arrest of Igboho and his wife, Ropo, at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, the largest city in the French-speaking country.
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