"My hands were tied, I couldn't save Vatsa from death" – Former President Babangida

WIRE — Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has opened up on the execution of his childhood friend and former military colleague, General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, saying his hands were tied after a military panel found him involved in the 1985 coup plot to overthrow him. Babangida spoke during a special programme monitored on Badeggi My hands were tied, I couldn't save Vatsa from death Former President Babangida

"We aggregate wires to encourage regional discovery, sending readers directly back to the original source to explore full coverage."

This is a normalized overview of the breaking feed event. The complete, official release detailing all points, background context, and statements remains hosted by the original publisher.