Musa Bamaiyi

Musa Bamaiyi
Musa Bamaiyi
Chairman National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
	In office; 1995–1998
Preceded by	Ba'ppa jama're
Succeeded by	Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo
Personal details
Born	June 11, 1948; Zuru, Kebbi State, Nigeria
Died	April 17, 2007 (aged 58); Zuru, Kebbi State, Nigeria
Resting place	Zuru, Kebbi State, Nigeria
Relations	Lt Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi, Senator Danladi Bamaiyi (Deceased)
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Years of service	1968–1999
Rank	Major General

Musa Bamaiyi (1948 - April 17, 2007) was a retired Nigerian Army Major General who headed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).[1] He was older brother to former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Ishaya Bamaiyi.[2] Musa Bamaiyi was also acting Governor of Benue State in 1984.[1]

NDLEA Chairman

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 Bamiayi 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

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, headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.[6]

Death

Musa Bamaiyi died on April 17, 2007, aged 58.[1]

gollark: Perhaps the answer lies in competition maths problems. Those generally have something weird like the year as a solution, so they could probably be tweaked to 1, right?

gollark: Of course, a smart person would just type it into wolframalpha. I'll check if it accepts this.

gollark: Yes, that.

gollark: Dan just said it had to be a very hard problem which is also hard to understand for laymen with an answer of 1.

gollark: I see.

References

"Musa Bamaiyi is dead". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Siollun, Max. Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora Publishing, 2009. p. 144. ISBN 9780875867106. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Olori, Toye. "Music-Nigeria: Afrobeat King Falls Foul of Drug Enforcers". Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Kaufman, Gil. "Nigerian Star Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Fights Back". MTV. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
Veal, Michael (2000). Fela: The Life & Times of an African Musical Icon. Temple University Press. p. 298. ISBN 9781439907689. Retrieved 2 January 2017. fela bamaiyi.
Asoya, Sylvester. "Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi". AllAfrica. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[ON-1] "Musa Bamaiyi is dead". Online Nigeria. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[2] Siollun, Max. Oil, Politics and Violence: Nigeria's Military Coup Culture (1966-1976). Algora Publishing, 2009. p. 144. ISBN 9780875867106. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[Olori-3] Olori, Toye. "Music-Nigeria: Afrobeat King Falls Foul of Drug Enforcers". Inter Press Service News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[Kaufman-4] Kaufman, Gil. "Nigerian Star Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Fights Back". MTV. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[Veal-5] Veal, Michael (2000). Fela: The Life & Times of an African Musical Icon. Temple University Press. p. 298. ISBN 9781439907689. Retrieved 2 January 2017. fela bamaiyi.

[6] Asoya, Sylvester. "Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi". AllAfrica. Retrieved 2 January 2017.