Vatsa was childhood friends with Ibrahim Babangida and both men were peers who attended the same educational institutions. Like Babangida, Vatsa attended the Government College Bida from 1957 to 1962 and started his career with the Nigerian Army by enrolling in the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) on 10 December 1962.
He was executed by the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida on 5 March 1986, (who was his childhood friend) following a military tribunal conviction for treason associated with an abortive coup.
Vatsa was also an accomplished poet and writer, a facilitator and patron of the arts in Nigeria, where he organized writing workshops for his fellow soldiers and their children and got their works published. He helped the Children's Literature Association of Nigeria with funds, built a Writers' Village for the Association of Nigerian Authors, and hosted their annual conferences. The Writers' Village finally became a reality on the 24 January 2013, named in his honour.
He published eight poetry collections for adults and 11 for children with titles such as Back Again at Wargate (1982), Reach for the Skies (1984) and Verses for Nigerian State Capitals (1973). His books are about ordinary people's lives and simple creatures, including the pidgin collection Tori for Geti Bow Leg (1981), his cultural picture book in Hausa, Bikin Suna, and a charming picture storybook entitled Stinger the Scorpion (1979).
May his soul rest in peace
Gallant Soldier
Hola gracias por compartirnos la biografia del Mayor Ibrahim Babanjida es bueno aprender de ustedes su historia y su cultura, saludos.
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