Ishaya Bamaiyi | |
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| Chief of Army Staff | |
| In office March 1996 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Maj-Gen. Alwali Kazir |
| Succeeded by | Lt-Gen. S.V.L. Malu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1949 Zuru, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kebbi State, Nigeria) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1999 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Brigades of Guards, Lagos Garrison Command |
| Battles/wars | Biafran war |
Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi, GCON (born 21 September 1949) is a retired Nigerian Army lieutenant 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).
- ^ "COAS Chronicle of Command". Nigerian Army. Nigerian Army. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.