Musa Bamaiyi
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Musa Bamaiyi | |
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| Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency | |
| In office 1995–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ba'ppa jama're |
| Succeeded by | Ogbonna Okechukwu Onovo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1948 |
| Died | 17 April 2007 (aged 58) Zuru, Nigeria |
| Resting place | Zuru, Nigeria |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1999 |
| Rank | Major general |
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]
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.