The family of the late General Mamman Jiya Vatsa has commended President Bola Tinubu for granting a posthumous pardon, describing it as a divinely orchestrated consolation that has finally wiped away their "tears" after decades of sorrow.
Key Points:
- The family of executed General Mamman Jiya Vatsa has commended President Tinubu for a posthumous pardon.
- General Vatsa, a former FCT Minister and poet, was executed in 1986 for an alleged coup.
- Family spokesperson Jonathan Vatsa called it the "greatest moment of joy" in 39 years.
- He stated the pardon has "wiped away the tears of the family."
- The family maintained the late General was innocent, calling the trial a "frame-up."
- They cited a late General, Domkat Bali, who had questioned the weakness of the evidence.
- The act is seen as a historic step toward symbolic reconciliation for a dark chapter.
Sources: Channels TV
