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Who punished Musa bin Nusayr for invading Spain __________?

Who punished Musa bin Nusayr for invading Spain __________?

A. Hajj Bin Yousuf
B. Walid Bin Abdul-Malik
C. Umar bin Abdul Aziz
D. Sulaiman

Musa bin Nusayr was the governor of North Africa during the time of Caliph al-Walid I. Tariq ibn Ziyad was a General in his Army. Musa bin Nusayr sent Tariq to conquer Spain. Musa completed the conquest of North Africa. He was the first Muslim general to take Tangiers. Uqba bin Nafi who is credited with being the first conqueror of Africa, had only failed to conquer Tangier. Musa occupied Tangier and with that completed the conquest of North Africa.
According to the famous Moroccan geographer and explorer Ibn Battuta, Jabel e Musa in Morocco is named after him. Jabel e Musa is opposite the rock of Gibraltar named for Tariq bin Ziyad. Caliph Al-Walid recalled Musa ibn Nusair and Tariq bin Ziyad back to Damascus. He was punished by Caliph Suleiman. Suleiman also punished/killed Muhammad bin Qasim.