Benin: 500,000 FCFA Paid for Army Recruitment, Military Officer Under Investigation – La Nouvelle Tribune

A military officer in Benin has been detained for fraud after allegedly extorting 500,000 FCFA from an individual by promising to facilitate his entry into the army. He is scheduled to appear before the prosecutor in Abomey-Calavi on October 12. The case follows a failed promise, and the Benin Armed Forces recently denied a false report of a special recruitment, confirming that a total of 850 soldiers are to be recruited, including 750 through normal recruitment and 100 specialists.