Lawrence Anini

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Lawrence Anini
Born	Lawrence Anini 1960 Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Died	(1987-03-29)29 March 1987 Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Other names	The Law Ovbigbo
Children	2
Conviction(s)	Armed Robbery and Firearms
Criminal penalty	Death
Accomplice(s)	Monday Osunbor, Friday Ofege, Smallie, Henry Ekponwan, Eweka and Alhaji Zed Zed

Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini (c. 1960 – March 29, 1987) was a Nigerian bandit who terrorised Benin City in the 1980s along with his sidekick, Monday Osunbor. He was captured and executed for his crimes.

Arrest

On December 3, 1986, he was caught at a house in Benin City between 2nd and 3rd East Circular Road in the company of a girlfriend. His girlfriend was said to have betrayed him. His friends were arrested while he was shot in the leg, transferred to a military hospital. Several days after he was shot in the leg, one of his legs was amputated. The country's military leader, Ibrahim Babangida, demanded a speedy trial. Anini was convicted of most of his charges and was executed on March 29, 1987 in Benin city.

References

• Marenin, Otwin (June 1987). "The Anini Saga: Armed Robbery and the Reproduction of Ideology in Nigeria". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 25 (2): 259–281. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00000380. JSTOR 161014. S2CID 154815124.