General ishaya bamaiyi biography of michael

Nigerian general (born )

Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi, GCON (born 21 September ) is a retired Nigerian Armylieutenant general who served as Chief of Army Staff from to 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

He was born in Kebbi State, Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the Nigerian Army infantry Corps in as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses:

• Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna,
• Young Officers infantry Course
• Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK,
• Command and General Staff College, United States
• International Management Course, USA,
• Snr.

  Executive Course, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos.

Military career

General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the Chief of Army Staff held the following