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2012-10-25 Africa Subsaharan

Benin issues warrants for 2 more suspects in 'poison plot'

The new warrants issued late Tuesday target Patrice Talon, the alleged instigator of the plot and Yayi's former ally-turned-enemy, as well as Olivier Boko, a Talon associate
Prosecutors say the president's niece, Zouberath Kora-Seke, and his physician Ibrahim Mama Cisse were promised one billion CFA francs (1.5 million euros, $2 million) to carry out the plot, with former commerce minister Moudjaidou Soumanou acting as an intermediary
The motive for the alleged plot has not officially been made clear, but an aide to the president said on condition of anonymity that it may have involved lucrative contracts

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