Bénin: visé par un mandat d'arrêt, Kemi Seba dit vouloir "aller au bout de son combat"
Pan-Africanist and anti-Western influencer Kemi Seba, who has been the subject of an international arrest warrant since Friday for his support of the attempted coup in Benin, asserted in a video on Sunday that was highly critical of President Patrice Talon, that he will "go all the way in his fight".
Kemi Seba is being prosecuted for "justifying crimes against state security and inciting rebellion".
Last Sunday, when mutineers claimed on television to have overthrown Patrice Talon, Kemi Seba hailed in a video "the day of liberation" of his country.
The coup was finally thwarted during the day by the Beninese army, which subsequently received support from neighbouring Nigeria and France.
In a seven-minute video, Kemi Seba reacted on Sunday, saying he had "taken precautions" regarding the arrest warrant, without specifying the country where he is located.
"You will never be able to stop us (...)We will go to the end of this fight," continued Mr. Seba, addressing President Talon, whom he criticizes throughout a video, particularly for his close ties with France.
Kemi Seba, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, 44, head of an NGO called "Pan-African Emergencies," is known for his radical diatribes against France and African powers allied with Paris.
He has 1.5 million followers on social media and possesses a diplomatic passport granted by the Nigerien junta that came to power through a coup in 2023.
Niger, which borders Benin, is pursuing a virulent anti-Western policy and has moved closer to Moscow.
Kemi Seba was stripped of his French nationality in 2024 and was taken into custody that same year in France, suspected of "links" with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.
In Benin, several arrests have taken place since December 7, first on the same day as several mutineers, then on Friday with the former Minister of Defense and important opposition figure Candide Azannaï who was placed in custody for "conspiracy against the authority of the State and incitement to rebellion".
Early Sunday morning, Chabi Yayi, the son of former Beninese president and now opposition leader Thomas Boni Yayi, was in turn arrested at his home, according to relatives.
The reason for the arrest is unknown.
"At this time, we do not know what he is accused of," one of his relatives told AFP.
"It is unknown whether this is related to the events of last Sunday," said another close associate, a member of the Democrats party, the main opposition party, of which the former head of state is the president.
Thomas Boni Yayi had condemned the attempted coup d'état two days after it in a video.
Several mutineers, including their leader Lieutenant-Colonel Pascal Tigri, are still on the run.
Commentaires (11)
Dénier à la France la possibilité de continuer à piller ses richesses comme la France l'a fait pendant 56 ans, c'est cela la ''virulente politique anti-occidental''?
Tout pays qui refuse de se laisser dépouiller par la France, ce pays de de voleurs qui vit de rapines depuis des siecles est donc ''anti-occidental''? Les Français, toujours cette incurable arrogance.
Il est contre la France mais continue à parler français
Russiafrque de grâce parler russe et utiliser le rouble comme monnaie
Les militaires ne sont pas faits pour diriger des pays mais pour diriger leurs casernes et securiser les pays ;regardez ce oui se passe au mali :ils nont même plus d’essence et tout est bloque universités, ecoles etc
Voyez ce qui se passe au niger ,C'est honteux ,au burkina cest la catastrophe etc
Des messieurs comme Kemi seba doivent revoir leur façon de faire et aider les jeunes, développer leur pays, ;focalisez-vous sur les investissements, poussez les jeunes à investir dans leur pays, à ne pas immigrer et à développer leur pays
La bataille doit être economique aussi
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