Nigeria, March 10 -- Filmmaker Obi Emelonye has opened up on what former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) told him about his late close friend, Mamman Vatsa, during the making of 'Badamasi: Portrait of a General.'

'Badamasi: Portrait of a General' is a biopic about Mr Babangida, released on 12 June 2021 in London and directed by Mr Emelonye.

Mamman Vatsa, a Nigerian general and poet, served as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and was a member of the Supreme Military Council.

He was accused of plotting a coup against Mr Babangida in 1985 and was executed by firing squad in March 1986, alongside other alleged coup plotters, after a controversial military tribunal trial that found him guilty.

The film depicted key momen...