General musa bamaiyi biography for kids
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Ishaya Bamaiyi
Nigerian general (born 1949)
Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi, GCON (born 21 September 1949) is a retired Nigerian Armylieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of Generals Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar.[1] His older brother was Major General Musa Bamaiyi, former Head of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Background and education
[edit]He was born in Kebbi State, Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the Nigerian Army infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses:
- Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, 1968
- Young Officers infantry Course 1971
- Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976
- Command and General Staff College, United States 1981-82
- International Management Course, USA, 1986
- Snr. Executive Course, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos. 1992
Military career
[edit]General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the Chief of Army Staff held the following posts:
- Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70
- Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77
- Directing Staff, Command and Staff College, Jaji, 1982–84
- Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90
- Commander, Brigade of Guards, 19
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Musa Bamaiyi
Nigerian military officer (1948–2007)
Musa Bamaiyi (11 June 1948 – 17 April 2007) was a Nigerian Army major general who headed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) from 1995 to 1998.[1] He was older brother to former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Ishaya Bamaiyi.[2] He was also acting governor of Benue State in 1984.[1]
NDLEA Chairman
[edit]The NDLEA, under Bamaiyi's tenure arrested Fela Anikulapo Kuti for the possession of illegal drugs.[3][4] About 100 or more people (including minors) were arrested when the NDLEA raided Fela's popular shrine location. Bamaiyi noted that, the NDLEA tried to rehabilitate Fela during a live television broadcast where Bamaiyi and Fela disagreed on the harmful nature of Indian Hemp.[3] Fela Kuti filed a $1.2 million lawsuit for his "unlawful arrest and detention" by the NDLEA[4] and reportedly has an unreleased composition titled Bamaiyi,[5] presumably about his encounter with the NDLEA and Musa Bamaiyi.
Sibling rivalry with Ishaya Bamaiyi
[edit]Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded with his younger brother, Lt-General Ishaya Bamaiyi for years and sought redress from the Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel