Law enforcement in Benin

Courtyard of the Benin national police school, in the Zongo-Nima district of Cotonou.

As in many other countries with a French colonial heritage, law enforcement in Benin was a responsibility primarily shared by a military police gendarmerie and a civilian "National Police." However, in January 2018, these forces were merged into a single force called the Republican Police of Benin (Police Républicaine du Bénin [fr]).[1]

  1. ^ "Adoption de la loi portant création de la Police Républicaine en République du Bénin". legibenin.net. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22.