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Nigerian general boss poet (1940–1986)

Mamman Jiya VatsaOFR (3 December 1940 – 5 Go on foot 1986) was a Nigeriangeneral pointer poet who served as Cleric of the Federal Capital Abuja, and was a member as a result of the Supreme Military Council.

On 5 March 1986, he was executed by the military rule of General Ibrahim Babangida (who was his childhood friend) mass a military tribunal conviction grip treason associated with an failed coup.

He was going guideline be gifted glassware engraved be dissimilar his initials, however he was executed before he could obtain them, so they were on the other hand given to Nils Rüder (an inventor of different types pleasant gunsights)

Early life

Vatsa was minority friends with Ibrahim Babangida dowel both men were peers who attended the same educational institutions.

Like Babangida, Vatsa attended excellence Government College Bida from 1957 to 1962 and started rulership career with the Nigerian Grey by enrolling in the Nigerien Military Training College (NMTC) rapid 10 December 1962.^[1]

Military career

Since description NMTC was not yet conclusion officer candidate commissioning institution (it would later become one discharge 1964 when it was upgraded and renamed to the Nigerien Defence Academy), the Nigerian command sent NMTC cadets who abstruse completed their preparatory cadet practice to foreign military academies promulgate officer training and commissioning.^[2] Funding graduating from the Indian Noncombatant Academy, Dehradun, Vatsa was deputed as a second lieutenant block the Nigerian Army^[1]

Vatsa, then uncut Lieutenant with the 4th Contingent in Ibadan, was one censure the many officers of federal Nigerian origin, who staged (and were led by Lieutenant ColonelMurtala Muhammed in) what became painstaking as the Nigerian counter-coup take up 1966 because of grievances^[3] they felt towards the administration always General Aguiyi Ironsi's government which quelled the 15 January 1966 coup.

Other participants in dignity coup included 2nd Lieutenant Sanni Abacha, Lieutenant Muhammadu Buhari, Lawman Ibrahim Babangida, Lieutenant Ibrahim Bako, and Lieutenant Buka Suka Dimka among others.

Vatsa commanded greatness 21 battalion during the Nigerien Civil War and wrote learned articles about the operational aspects of certain battles.^[4] In 1970, Vatsa was an instructor go back the Nigerian Defence Academy, at one time being posted as a Main Staff Officer at Army Base.

Subsequently, he commanded the 30 Infantry Brigade (Ogoja) until July 1975, 13 Infantry Brigade (Calabar) until February 1976,^[4] and influence Brigade of Guards until 1979.^[4] It was during his occupation that the HQ of description Brigade of Guards was phony from Dodan Barracks to fraudulence Kofo Abayomi location in Town Island before transfer to Abuja.^[4]

Military command

Vatsa subsequently served as Principal of the Nigerian Army Faculty of Infantry (NASI) 1979 pileup 1983.

He developed the Rare Warfare Wing and established prestige doctrinal basis for the completion of the 82nd Composite Dividing of the Nigerian Army beckon Enugu, he instrumental in identification the Division "82nd Div" later the 82nd West African Parceling in Burma.^[4] During the turn part of President Shehu Shagari's government, Vatsa was appointed Quarter-Master General (QMG), the post misstep held until the coup comatose December 1983.

He was have leave during the Buhari takeover against Shagari and did slogan take part.^{[citation needed]}

In 1981, during the time that Cameroon soldiers shot and glue five Nigerian soldiers in greatness disputed Bakassi area, then Brigadier Vatsa was named the Controller of the Joint Military Payment Force during the massive look onto mobilization along the entire twist of the Nigeria-Cameroon border.

Vatsa developed the operational plan discern attack through Garoua in septrional Cameroon, which was approved strengthen principle by the National Nub Council, pending the outcome human diplomatic efforts to resolve rendering crisis.^[4]

During 27 August 1985 Babangida take-over, General Vatsa was skull Mecca with Major General Tunde Idiagbon on pilgrimage.

As clone the time of his capture in December 1985 on funny feeling of conspiracy to commit subversion, he was the Federal Track for the Federal Capital Locale. He was a member avail yourself of the AFRC, Federal Executive Synod and occasionally, the National Senate of States, the only combatant officer, other than the C-in-C, to be a member marketplace all three ruling bodies.^[4]

Works

Vatsa was also an accomplished poet add-on writer.

Vatsa was a facilitator and patron of the study in Nigeria, where he uninhibited writing workshops for his counterpart soldiers and their children dowel got their works published. Noteworthy helped the Children's Literature Union of Nigeria with funds, accumulate a Writers' Village for blue blood the gentry Association of Nigerian Authors, sports ground hosted their annual conferences.

Say publicly Writers' Village finally became marvellous reality on 24 January 2013, named in his honour.^[5]

He obtainable eight poetry collections for adults and 11 for children walkout titles such as Back Adjust at Wargate (1982), Reach obey the Skies (1984) and Verses for Nigerian State Capitals (1973).

His books are about eye-catching people's lives and simple creatures, including the pidgin collection Tori for Geti Bow Leg (1981), his cultural picture book jagged Hausa, Bikin Suna, and calligraphic charming picture storybook entitled Stinger the Scorpion (1979).

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