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LEXYLOV:
It is unfortunate that many reply from this topic seems from people below 40yrs old at least. But its better to ask the elders who familiar with this historic incident and get the facts, before commenting. It was clear case of setup by ibb, against his bosom friend vatsa, vatsa got trouble with ibb and Co when he counter the dimka coup that assassinated murtala Mohammed, in 1976, and he was the tribunal secretary that sentence dimka and Co to firing squard. Don't foget, M G Bisalla was ibb boss and dimka was more close and intimate to I b than vatsa as a point. However, ibb was also part of that 76 coup and was safe by the same vatsa, even after many evidences link ibb with the coup and notably when he was task to expelled and arrest dimka at radio Nigeria Lagos be then he let him escape. Vatsa was threatening by ibb clique for mobilized his battalions from east to quell the coup and ever since he as been in a very black book of ibb clique. He actually resigned from the army because he knew his stand when ibb overthrown buhari. But ibb refused to accept his resignation and keep him in the army by force, when he was trying to leave and concentrate on his poetry job, he was frame up with bitiyong and co, and evidence emerged as a setup. Even MG Charles later confess, and many senior army office later testified after ibb booted out of power. Just a shot of the story it's long I can't tell it all, hope this bit help to shed some light.

You have said it all. In the first few months of his regime IBB was paranoid with betrayal n counter coup. Mamman Vatsa was set up. Just gossip n hear say.

koning:
Stop replying to post after smoking Ganja!. What did you just write.


Vasta's wife is simply an Igbo woman from Calabar. Igbo tribe extends way beyond core Igbo states. There are Igbos in Southern Cameroon.

Better remain silent and be assumed a fool than make utterances that take away all doubts about your stupidity.

Eastlink:
What do you know. You this Akwa-Ibom boy. There are Igbos in Calabar especially Eshiet. although now identify as Efiks, but a lot keep their Igbo names. Focus on your Akwa-Ibom and let Calabarians tell you what’s up.

My mother is a Calabar woman so I'm as much a Calabar man. Mention the efiks that have Igbo name's let's hear.

PlayerMeji:
Was Vasta not IBB's friend before he planned a coup to usurp him?

Was IBB not Buhari's friend before he planned a coup to usurp him?

Amen n Amen.
He couldn't have a rethink n pardon him?
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quote author=BlowYourMind post=92913253]The same IBB killed him, GOD deliver us from enemy like friend[/quote]

Ibb killed so many people even thief person wife come turn am to Muslim.

LEXYLOV:
It is unfortunate that many reply from this topic seems from people below 40yrs old at least. But its better to ask the elders who familiar with this historic incident and get the facts, before commenting. It was clear case of setup by ibb, against his bosom friend vatsa, vatsa got trouble with ibb and Co when he counter the dimka coup that assassinated murtala Mohammed, in 1976, and he was the tribunal secretary that sentence dimka and Co to firing squard. Don't foget, M G Bisalla was ibb boss and dimka was more close and intimate to I b than vatsa as a point. However, ibb was also part of that 76 coup and was safe by the same vatsa, even after many evidences link ibb with the coup and notably when he was task to expelled and arrest dimka at radio Nigeria Lagos be then he let him escape. Vatsa was threatening by ibb clique for mobilized his battalions from east to quell the coup and ever since he as been in a very black book of ibb clique. He actually resigned from the army because he knew his stand when ibb overthrown buhari. But ibb refused to accept his resignation and keep him in the army by force, when he was trying to leave and concentrate on his poetry job, he was frame up with bitiyong and co, and evidence emerged as a setup. Even MG Charles later confess, and many senior army office later testified after ibb booted out of power. Just a shot of the story it's long I can't tell it all, hope this bit help to shed some light.

Sir, you have also misinformed here. While Vatsa truly took some heroic steps after Dimka's speech, Vatsa didn't solely counter Dimka's coup as you implied. Vatsa was commander in Calabar, and only made a broadcast there to condemn the coup and dissociate his unit from the coup. It was IBB and then Major Igbokwe who went to the radio station to dislodge Dimka (on Lt. Gen. Danjuma's orders), thereby countering the coup. Igbokwe himself has said it that Babangida instructed him to mobilize the tanks that they used to counter the coup, and he complied without hesitation. IBB and Igbokwe's actions countered the coup. I am surprised that someone who is giving the impression of being above 40 years subscribed to the ridiculous conspiracy theory that IBB conspired with Dimka to escape. Very funny and petty theory.

Openbusiness:
which nonsense Shagari? Under whose regime was FCT created? Who created FCT? It was Muritala. Which nonsense Shagari be that.

Murtala proclaimed the creation of Abuja in 1976 for variy reasons amongst which is Security.When Shagari came in 79, construction started.

God bless you for this. People are making out IBB to be the bad guy when it was his friend who betrayed him.
I would have burnt his corpse if I were to be in his shoe.

PlayerMeji:
Was Vasta not IBB's friend before he planned a coup to usurp him?

International Bad Boy?

Vatsa was childhood friends with Ibrahim Babangida and both men were peers who attended the same educational institutions. Like Babangida, Vatsa attended the Government College Bida from 1957 to 1962 and started his career with the Nigerian Army by enrolling in the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) on 10 December 1962.

Vatsa served as Commandant of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) 1979 to 1983. He developed the Special Warfare Wing and established the doctrinal basis for the establishment of the 82nd Composite Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu, he was instrumental in naming the Division "82nd Div" after the 82nd West African Division in Burma.During the latter part of President Shehu Shagari's government, Vatsa was appointed Quarter-Master General (QMG), the post he held until the coup of December 1983.
He was on leave during the Buhari coup against Shagari and did not take part.

In 1981, when Cameroon soldiers shot and killed five Nigerian soldiers in the disputed Bakassi area, then Brigadier Vatsa was named the Commander of the Joint Military Task Force during the massive border mobilization along the entire length of the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Vatsa developed the operational plan of attack through Garoua in northern Cameroon, which was approved in principle by the National Defence Council, pending the outcome of diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis.

During the 27 August 1985 Babangida take-over, General Vatsa was in Mecca with Major General Tunde Idiagbon on pilgrimage. As of the time of his arrest in December 1985 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit treason, he was the Federal Minister for the Federal Capital Territory. He was a member of the AFRC, Federal Executive Council and occasionally, the National Council of States, the only military officer, other than the C-in-C, to be a member of all three ruling bodies.

On 5 March 1986, he was executed by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida (who was his childhood friend) following a military tribunal conviction for treason associated with an abortive coup

Good question, that the reason one cannot make IBB more devious than Vasta his friend.

Both wanted power but only one could wield it. If Vasta had succeeded, it would have been IBB's neck on the gallows.

I am sure the story of Thomas Sankara comes to mind, he was one of Africa's revolutionary leaders that was on his path to turning Burkina Faso into a world power. He was warned several times of his childhood friend's ambition, Blaise Compoare that he was planning to kill him but he trusted him so much till Blaise organized the coup that killed him, in fact he was singled out and assassinated. That was 1987, Thomas Sankara is gone, Blaise Compoare is still alive till date.

It's a kill or be killed world...

JAMO84:
Was IBB not Buhari's friend before he planned a coup to usurp him?

Wiseandtrue:
If everything is to be based on execution then IBB shouldn't be alive today

The same thing he executed his friend for was the same thing he did to MKO!!!

So talk another one

Was it IBB that arrested MKO or was it Abacha? Indomine generation get your facts right.

Okudiover:
Was it IBB that arrested MKO or was it Abacha? Indomine generation get your facts right.

Wetin dey do this one

O ye Methuselah generation

Artiiclebeast:
Lol

Na the same people wey MKO been dey sponsor to truncate democratically elected governments thinking he had friends and was untouchable.

They led him on and nailed him forever ever and ever.

Na the same thing dem go do to that frog-eyed one.

When dem use una play okoso finish dem go take una out after enough disgrace.

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TheAviator:
Former President Ibrahim Babangida was the best man on the day his friend and coursemate, Major General Mamman Vatsa wedded his heartthrob, Safiya (nee Nwaeza Onwuka), an Efik from Calabar.

However, Mamman Vatsa was later implicated in a plot to overthrow President Ibrahim Babangida in 1985. Vatsa was arrested few days before Christmas in 1985 (four months after the advent of Babangida's presidency), tried by a Special Military Tribunal headed by Major General Charles Ndiomu, and was executed in March 1986.

I don't know how Babangida will account before God for bad and worst things he did in life. Today, he has become useless but all innocent bloods he wasted will wait for him afterlife. What is life? this is all about temporary and vanity.

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LEXYLOV:
It is unfortunate that many reply from this topic seems from people below 40yrs old at least. But its better to ask the elders who familiar with this historic incident and get the facts, before commenting. It was clear case of setup by ibb, against his bosom friend vatsa, vatsa got trouble with ibb and Co when he counter the dimka coup that assassinated murtala Mohammed, in 1976, and he was the tribunal secretary that sentence dimka and Co to firing squard. Don't foget, M G Bisalla was ibb boss and dimka was more close and intimate to I b than vatsa as a point. However, ibb was also part of that 76 coup and was safe by the same vatsa, even after many evidences link ibb with the coup and notably when he was task to expelled and arrest dimka at radio Nigeria Lagos be then he let him escape. Vatsa was threatening by ibb clique for mobilized his battalions from east to quell the coup and ever since he as been in a very black book of ibb clique. He actually resigned from the army because he knew his stand when ibb overthrown buhari. But ibb refused to accept his resignation and keep him in the army by force, when he was trying to leave and concentrate on his poetry job, he was frame up with bitiyong and co, and evidence emerged as a setup. Even MG Charles later confess, and many senior army office later testified after ibb booted out of power. Just a shot of the story it's long I can't tell it all, hope this bit help to shed some light.

Who threatened who and for what reasons? Who mobilized his battalion from east? It did not take a battalion of soldiers to flush Dimka out of the radio station in Lagos.

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dangermouse:
Its sad that it played out the way it did. Planning and, or failing to succesfully execute a coup is a treasonable offence with a defined penalty. Not holding brief for anyone; IBB did what he did out of no option. He would have appeared weak had he spared him, thus opeaning his regime up for more coup, lawlessnes, impunity and what have u. Coup plotters knows that they either succeed or fail. And failure is sure death.

but to be fair, IBB too committed treason. Only that he succeeded

Liposure:
but to be fair, IBB too committed treason. Only that he succeeded

Had he failed in overthrowing the buhari led regime, he would surely have been executed.

IBB was left with no other option(s) but to do...otherwise there would be breakdown of law and order, he would also be seen as a weakling on uniform

swiz123:
General Vasta was a traitor, at least to IBB.

He snitched on his friend when he tried to overthrow the current cow in Aso rock by leaking details of his friends coup to him.

When he failed, he tried to plot with LT. col. Musa Bitiyong to overthrow his friend using a farm loan to finance the coup. Karma being a bitch, his ally betrayed him and he was arrested and killed.

IBB only did what any military officer would do

hmmm

Ibb to committed treasons by overthrowing buhari & trunketing d democratically elected government of MKO.

Dedetwo:
Safiya, nee Nwaeza Onwuka, an Efik from Calabar does not make any sense to me.

She's an Igbo from Cross River State
Like Betta Edu

dazzlingd:
Same guy wanted to overthrow IBB, he would have killed him

Nope Gloria okon who was arrested during buhari's military era( was a drug peddler for Maryam and babangida the former's friend also)was later smuggled out of Nigeria into London even though it was falsified she died in police custody(another female prisoner was killed to represent her and then dissolves with acid)was a concubine(woman friend)of maman vatsa this angered vatsa thoroughly why couldn't they find another lady as their drug mule?so because of that ibb had vatsa in mind even before he overthrew buhari

Even vatsa had retired with buhari coup plot overthrow yet ibb called him to his own government so he could finish him finally if only vatsa had known he would have declined his post (military appointment)one military officer he ordered to be killed in Lagos/Abeokuta express way because he new where he built his underground house did he also plot coup what about Maryam first child she had before marrying ibb you didn't he also kill him what of the engineers and contracts he bombed in his house in lapai nigers state so no one will know the house location were they coup plotters too?

Ibb is a very evil,callous, heartless, spineless fuuuuul who just loves to kill!

LEXYLOV:
Sure my brother, LT col b s dimka the alleged ring leader of 1976 coup was ibb childhood friend like brother. M G vatsa was his course mate they met in military school and became close friends. They both best man each other weddings. And formed a closed family friends. Mariam and safiya are also friends. Ibb involved in coups that brought both Gowan and murtala himself to.power, but vatsa as a battalions commander serving mostly in North east was not present in Lagos , Ibb was in dodan barack, he was also an artillery commander, he was tasked to protect and support the seat of power. He and dimka are very close friend, even when murtala overthrown Gowan dimka was in UK at course it was M G Bisalla that processed his swift return home back and he was picked at the airport by ibb and they stayed close. That's why you see that. Lagos was conquered on 13 Feb 76, obj was no where to be found and he ran away. It was the same M G Vatsa. Who denounce the coup on radio in the evening of that black day and lunch his counter coup attacks from the east to re conquer lagos. That's when MG Dongoyaro and Co got liver to support and start chasing the coupist, till Vatsa battalion succeeded in overtaken dodan and lagos and declared victory. Ibb was arrested , but was cleared by vatsa and he was tasked to arrest dimka at radio Nigeria with his troops he let him off. During the tribunal many convicted soldiers protest unfair of not tried ibb. It was impossible because vatsa become more powerful at then and he oversees the tribunal. But ibb and Co vow to Avenge the crushing of the coup by his friend, killing of dimka and.co. and Bisalla ibb boss death. Ever since then vatsa as fell out of the favor with some.factions headed by ibb, he was promoted appointed above ibb during obj led government and shagari civilian government. And he became choice of idiagbon and bhuari when they make him a minister ftc. Ibb become coas. The enemity persist between then secretly. When ibb become head of state. He knew it's over for him. He.talk to wole soyinka.and.co his.fellow poet, that'd why they fought to rescue him.when.ibb nailed him finally.
Remember obj once said he.wont pity vatsa so.buhari. because allow his friend to.live and escape 1976 execution.
And himself vatsa become the victim of the circumstances. No.evidence, only mouth witnesses and very weak allegations brought against him. All is premeditated. Just because of the above explanation.

Imagine??why did he spare ibb in the 1976 coup?he got what was coming to him he was unfair and yet the ungrateful ibb still did him in

aycorporat:
You seem to know more sir.
But it was speculated that it was IBB that actually talked to Dimka in the radio station thereby making him (IBB) to foil the coup or is there another version?

Ibb had already earlier been spared by vatsa he was part of the original coup plotter with dimka,bisalla,Dabang etc