Mamman Jiya Vatsa
Mamman Jiya Vatsa | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Federal Capital Territory | |
| In office 1984 – December 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Haliru Dantoro |
| Succeeded by | Hamza Abdullahi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1940 |
| Died | 5 March 1986 (aged 45) |
| Party | None (military) |
| Education | Government College Bida |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Military Training College Indian Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1962–1986 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | Nigerian Civil War Nigeria-Cameroon conflict |
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Mamman Jiya Vatsa OFR (3 December 1940 – 5 March 1986) was a Nigerian general and poet who served as Minister of the Federal Capital Abuja, and was a member of the Supreme Military Council.
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.