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Dec 19 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Babangida justified the execution of Vatsa in 1986 in an interview shortly after he turned 60, saying that after Vatsa's coup was foiled, he realised his childhood friend planned the coup in line with a deep-seated personal rivalry dating back to their days as young officers.
Babangida claimed that he and Vatsa had been tremendous competitors unintentionally; that as a young officer, everything he did, Vatsa did as well, and whatever Vatsa attained, he pursued as well.
Lieutenant-General Theophilus Y. Danjuma, Babangida claimed, pointed this out to him in their military records.

Ibrahim Babangida gave this rationalisation to justify why he could not pardon Vatsa.
He said when he first heard his childhood friend was planning a coup, he decided to do nothing but monitor him. Babangida then instructed that Vatsa be arrested and detained so as not to allow him to impede the investigation.
However, the Minna-born retired general said while he was watching the video of Vatsa’s execution, he turned his eyes away when he saw him remove his watch and asked a soldier to give it to his wife. The former Head of State further said he couldn't continue watching.
According to Babangida, he couldn't retire or imprison Vatsa because he believed the army officer could still have planned a coup either in retirement or in prison. Adding that Mamman Vatsa was very stubborn. #HistoryVille

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