stories and histories A YOUNG LT MUSA BITIYONG IN THE 1970S

A young Lt Musa Bitiyong in the 1970s.

Musa Bitiyong was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Nierian Army, executed by firin squad by the overnment of Gen. Ibrahim Babanida in 1986, alonside Maj. Gen. Mamman Vatsa and eiht others, suspected of conspiracy to commit treason aainst the regime

Musa Bityon was enlisted into the Nigerian Military School, Zaria, on January 23, 1961

There were claims that Bityon was the officer who pulled the trier that killed Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi and Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi in the July 29, 1966 coup.

He was ot commissioned in the early days of the Nierian Civil War in which he later fouht as a youn brilliant and touh infantry officer, thereby earnin his reputation in the process, on August 1, 1967, in the United Kingdom.

Between 1979-1981, Bityon served as Deputy Commandant to the then Commandant Briadier Vatsa at the Army School of Infantry, where he was credited with establishing the airborne training program.

Bityong died by firing squad on March 5, 1986, along sides nine others accused of treason, namely: Maj. Gen. Mamman Vatsa, Lt. Col. Michael Iyorshe, Lt. Col. Christian A. Oche, Maj. Daniel I. Bamidele, Commander A. A. Ogwiji, Wing Commander B. E. N. Ekele, Wing Commander Adamu C. Sakaba, Squadron Leader Martin Olufolorunsho Luther, and Squadron Leader A. Ahura.

At the time of his arrest in December 1985 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit treason, Lt. Colonel Musa Bitiyong was Director of Logistic Planning at the Army HQ in Lagos.

He was married with 5 kids.

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