Musa bamaiyi biography

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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

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    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

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    General Bamaiy

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    BAMAIYI, Major-General Musa Magana (rtd)

    soldier, farmer; b: December 25, 1943; lit: Zuru; so: Kebbi; m: Cecilia Nwabilor, 1962 (deceased) and Hajiya Aisha Aliyu; ncfive s, seven d; ed: UMS, Zuru, 1948-52; UMS, Jebba, 1953-54; Bida Government Teachers' College, 1963-66; Ahmadu Bello University, 1980-81. cr: Pioneer Instructor, Company Commands, Course, Infantry Centre and School, 1978-80; Commanding Officer, 146 Battalion, 1981-83; Deputy Commandant, Depot, Nigerian Army. 1984-85; Commander 13 Amphibious Brigade, 1985-86; Commander 31 Airborne Brigade, 1986-88; Commandant Depot. Nigerian Army. 1988-90; Chief of Air Staff and Contingent Command ECOMOG 1991-92; Command Sector. North. United Nations Protection Force, 1992-93; Commander, Training and Doctrine. 1993-94; ch/ceo. National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, 1994-99; ch. HONLEA Africa, since April 1998; mm. International Commission on Narcotics Drugs. April 1994. fd. United Nations Protection Force Medal; ECOMOG Medal, publ: Enh

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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 lag Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) from 1995 to 1998.[1] He was older brother to former ledare of Army Staff, Lt-General Ishaya Bamaiyi.[2] He was also acting governor of Benue State in 1984.[1]

    NDLEA Chairman

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    The NDLEA, under Bamaiyi's tenure arrested Fela Anikulapo Kuti for the possession of förbjudet 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" bygd the NDLEA[4] and reportedly has an unreleased composition titled Bamaiyi,[5