{"id":152708,"date":"2025-02-25T14:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/reference-material-for-criminals-vatsa-family-slams-ibbs-book"},"modified":"2025-02-27T22:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:38:00","slug":"reference-material-for-criminals-vatsa-family-slams-ibbs-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/reference-material-for-criminals-vatsa-family-slams-ibbs-book","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Reference material for criminals\u2019 \u2013 Vatsa family slams IBB\u2019s book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>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\u2019s recently released memoir as \u201ca collection of distorted facts\u201d and \u201ca good reference material for criminals\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Vatsa, the family\u2019s spokesperson and a cousin of the late General, who addressed journalists in Minna on Tuesday, expressed outrage over Babangida\u2019s claim that Vatsa\u2019s killing was justified due to evidence implicating him in a coup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneral babangida is a man that has lost in the affairs of honor over the many lies contained in his belated autobiography book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBabangida\u2019s book is a bunch of lies and blackmails. It\u2019s a collection of distorted facts that cannot be a reference book for young and upcoming generations but rather for criminals,\u201d Jonathan Vatsa said.<\/p>\n<p>He questioned Babangida\u2019s identity, citing his admission of changing his name from Badamosi to Babangida to associate with the northern region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNortherners don\u2019t bear the name Badamosi; it\u2019s synonymous with the South-West people,\u201d Vatsa said.<\/p>\n<p>The former Niger State APC publicity secretary accused Babangida of lying about the June 12 election annulment, stating that it was Babangida\u2019s decision, not General Sani Abacha\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can he lie that Abacha annulled the election when he was in control as Head of State?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately the man he accused of annulling the June 12 and all the actors in the June 12 controversy are no more today to tell their own story and that is why no serious minded individual should take the book serious,\u201d the Vatsa family spokesman added.<\/p>\n<p>He further lamented that even in death, Babangida has refused to allow late General Vatsa and his family have peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIBB is still troubling the dead man and his entire family. Well people have seen the end of our brother, but Babangida doesn\u2019t know how he will end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur joy is that the reactions of Nigerians after the so-called book presentation shows that the killing of late General Vatsa was done out of envy, malice and hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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\u2019s recently released memoir as \u201ca collection of distorted facts\u201d and \u201ca good reference material for criminals\u201d. 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