 From 1997 to 1999 (during the regime of Aslan Maskhadov), Gaibov was the head of Kurchaloyevsky District.His brothers Rizvan and Ibragim were reported to be detained by Russians during a "cleansing operation" in 2001.According to human rights group Memorial as well as Anna Politkovskaya, Gaibov had orchestrated the atrocities by Kadyrov units in the outskirts of the Chechen village in the Kurchaloy on July 27–28, 2006.