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‘Reference material for criminals’ – Vatsa family slams IBB’s book
The family of late Gen. Mamman Jiya Vatsa, executed in 1986 for allegedly plotting a coup against Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, has described the former military Head of State’s recently released ...
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Babangida: "Why IBB Ordered Killing of Best Friend", Filmmaker Obi Emelonye Shares What He Told Him
Filmmaker, Obi Emelonye, who directed the biopic film on Babangida, is in a trending interview where he spoke about how IBB ...
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Nigeria: IBB Told Me Vatsa's Execution Was His Hardest Decision As Soldier - Filmmaker Emelonye
Mamman Vatsa, a former FCT minister, was accused of plotting a coup against Mr Babangida and was executed by firing squad alongside other alleged coup plotters.
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Babangida told me his most difficult decision was ordering execution of Mamman Vatsa – Obi Emelonye
Nollywood filmmaker, Obi Emelonye, has revealed that former Nigerian head of state, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, disclosed to ...
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I was depressed to watch Vatsa die the way he did —Babangida
(Excerpt from ‘A Journey in Service’ by General Ibrahim Babangida) WHAT has come to be known as the Vatsa Coup occurred within the first few months of the administration. It began life first ...
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Babangida: Vatsa’s family wants military burial for ex-general
The family of the late former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Gen. Mamman Vatsa, who was killed by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida’s military regime, has demanded the restoration of his rank ...
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I needed to save the nation - IBB justifies killing his boyhood friend Vatsa
Babangida and Vatsa were not just childhood friends; the former bested the latter at his wedding. The duo also attended the same educational institution, the Government College Bida, and later ...