Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), on Tuesday met with the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon.
Buratai met with the Beninese President has he officially resumes duty and presented his Letter of Credence.
His operational deployments included Military Observer at the United Nations Verification Mission in Angola, and Operation HARMONY IV in the Bakassi Peninsula.
Buratai’s meeting with the Beninese President occurred amid the planned extradition of wanted Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, who was arrested in Cotonou on July 19, 2021 while he tried to catch a flight to Germany.
According to reports, Buratai played a role in foiling the attempt by Sunday Igboho to flee to Germany through Benin Republic.
