Michael Abiodun
Social Media React As Osayi, Son Of Notorious Armed Robber Lawrence Anini ‘The Law’, Reveals Himself To The World (Photos)
It has been reported that Osayi Anini, son of a well known famous notorious armed robber, Lawrence Anini whose father threatened Nigeria for a very long time revealed himself to the world.
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Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini was popularly known as “the Law” was a Nigerian scoundrel who threatened Benin City during the 1980s.
Lawrence was caught and executed alongside his gang members Monday Osunbor, Friday Ofege, and a cop Iyamu who was providing them weapons and giving them vital information.
Gossip additionally has it that he had otherworldly powers that empower him to vanish and return to any place he wanted to be, Lawrence was that brilliant.
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.
Anini was born in a village about 20 miles from Benin City in present-day Edo State. Anini, dreadfully called ‘The Law’ or ‘Ovbigbo’. He migrated to Benin at an early age, learned to drive and became a skilled taxi driver. He became known in Benin motor parks as a man who could control the varied competing interests among motor park touts and operators.
He later dived into the criminal business in the city and soon became a driver and transporter for gangs, criminal godfathers and thieves. Later on, he decided to create his own gang which included, Monday Osunbor, Friday Ofege, Henry Ekponwan, Eweka and Alhaji zed or Zegezege who was never captured.
They started out as car hijackers, bus robbers, and bank thieves. Gradually, he extended his criminal acts to other towns and cities far north and east of Benin.
The complicity of the police is believed to have triggered Anini’s reign of terror in 1986. In early 1986, two members of his gang were tried and prosecuted against an earlier under-the-table ‘agreement’ with the police to destroy evidence against the gang members. The incident and Anini’s view of police betrayal is believed to have spurred retaliatory actions by Anini.
In August 1986, a fatal bank robbery linked to Anini was reported in which a police officer (Nathaniel Egharevba)and others were killed. That same month, two officers on duty were shot at a barricade while trying to stop Anini’s car. During a span of three months, he was known to have killed nine police officers.
Finally, it took the courage of Superintendent of Police, Kayode Uanreroro to bring the Anini reign of terror to an end. On December 3, 1986, Uanreroro caught Anini at No 26, Oyemwosa Street, opposite Iguodala Primary School, Benin City, in company with six women. Acting on a tip-off from the locals, the policeman went straight to the house where Anini was hiding and apprehended him with very little resistance. Uanreroro led a crack 10-man team to the house, knocked on the door of the room, and Anini himself, clad in underpants, opened the door.
“Where is Anini,” the police officer quickly enquired.
It was believed that his girlfriend had a hand in his arrest. she probably collaborated with the police and took Anini’s charms away before the police arrived. same as the case of Samson in the Bible. Dazed as he was caught off guard and having no escape route, Anini, all the same, tried to be smart.
“Oh, Anini is under the bed in the inner room”.
As he said it, he made some moves to walk past Uanreroro and his team. In the process, he shoved and head-butted the police officer but it was an exercise in futility.
Uanreroro promptly reached for his gun, stepped hard on Anini’s right toes and shot at his left ankle. Anini surged forward but the policemen took hold of him and put him in a sitting position. They then pumped more bullets into his shot leg and almost severed the ankle from his entire leg. Already, anguished by the excruciating pains, the policemen asked him;
“Are you Anini?”
And he replied, “My brother, I won’t deceive you; I won’t tell you lie, I’m Anini.”
Nigerians react on it, the majority expressed their thoughts saying the son should be watched since he was birthed by a notorious armed robber.
Following the robbery attack on one of the branches of First Bank in Ondo State on the April 8, details have started emerging on the circumstances surrounding the bloody attacked.
Recall that just like one of the action scenes of a Hollywood movie, dare-devil armed bandits had storm Idoani, headquarters of Ose Local Government, where the robbers for over one hour held the town by the jugular as they unleashed terror in a bid to rob the bank.
Days after the incident which shook the entire state, the trails of tears and sorrow left behind by the gunmen still pervades the community’s atmosphere as many find it difficult to comprehend that their loved ones are no more.
At the end of the terrifying gunshots, the attack left seven people dead; four bank officials, including the Operation Manager of the bank, Sunday Akindele; two customers and a police officer. One of the victims was said to have died in the hospital.
Unearthing what could have led to the deadly attack, sources revealed that it might not be unconnected with a tip-off that the sum of N25 million was to be deposited in the bank’s vault on the day of the attack.
According to one of the sources who craved anonymity, the money was being expected in the bank which was to be brought in by a bullion van before the robbers struck.
“It cannot be waved off that the robbers did not know that such amount was due for arrival, going by the time they attacked.
“But they (robbers) got to the bank before the arrival of the bullion van which had made a decision immediately it got wind of the attack.
“There’s the possibility that, that was what infuriated them to have killed those on that sad and terrible day.
Another source also emphazied that the gunmen must have acted on a tip off, particularly within the bank.
“That there is an informant involved should not be ruled out.
“They acted based on the information someone gave them and such privileged information can only come from within.
“The only appeal is that the security agencies working on the case should endeavour to get to the root of the attack and all those involved should be made to pay for their dastardly act.”
Meanwhile, the State Police Command has continued to assure residents that the culprits will be apprehended just as police source confirmed to DAILY POST that more arrests have been made in connection with the robbery.
Following the robbery attack on one of the branches of First Bank in Ondo State on the April 8, details have started emerging on the circumstances surrounding the bloody attacked.
Recall that just like one of the action scenes of a Hollywood movie, dare-devil armed bandits had storm Idoani, headquarters of Ose Local Government, where the robbers for over one hour held the town by the jugular as they unleashed terror in a bid to rob the bank.
Days after the incident which shook the entire state, the trails of tears and sorrow left behind by the gunmen still pervades the community’s atmosphere as many find it difficult to comprehend that their loved ones are no more.
At the end of the terrifying gunshots, the attack left seven people dead; four bank officials, including the Operation Manager of the bank, Sunday Akindele; two customers and a police officer. One of the victims was said to have died in the hospital.
Unearthing what could have led to the deadly attack, sources revealed that it might not be unconnected with a tip-off that the sum of N25 million was to be deposited in the bank’s vault on the day of the attack.
According to one of the sources who craved anonymity, the money was being expected in the bank which was to be brought in by a bullion van before the robbers struck.
“It cannot be waved off that the robbers did not know that such amount was due for arrival, going by the time they attacked.
“But they (robbers) got to the bank before the arrival of the bullion van which had made a decision immediately it got wind of the attack.
“There’s the possibility that, that was what infuriated them to have killed those on that sad and terrible day.
Another source also emphazied that the gunmen must have acted on a tip off, particularly within the bank.
“That there is an informant involved should not be ruled out.
“They acted based on the information someone gave them and such privileged information can only come from within.
“The only appeal is that the security agencies working on the case should endeavour to get to the root of the attack and all those involved should be made to pay for their dastardly act.”
Meanwhile, the State Police Command has continued to assure residents that the culprits will be apprehended just as police source confirmed to DAILY POST that more arrests have been made in connection with the robbery.
The Nation learnt that Aliyu was cut with a machete by his older brother for refusing to agree to the sale of farm products to offset a N100,000 loan.
The suspect claimed he borrowed the sum of N100,000 from a friend of his and gave it to his late brother to renovate his house in the same area, adding that he promised the owner of the money that he would pay back after harvesting their farm produce.
The suspect said his younger brother had refused that they sell the farm produce to offset the loan.
Idris, out of anger inflicted machete cut on his younger brother leading to his death.
“I and my brother have been living and farming together since our parents gave birth to us. I borrowed N100,000 from a friend and gave it to him to fix his house, yet, he refused that we should pay back the money .I begged him to sell our farm produce to settle the man (lender)he didn’t listen to me.
“After the harvest, I told him the need to settle the person I borrowed the money from, he refused to listen to me and insisted that we were not going sell any farm produce to that effect. I lost my temper, pulled my machete and inflicted deep cut on his neck which resulted to his death.
“I killed my brother due to the pressure from the person I borrowed the money from and after my brother refused that we should sell our farm produce to pay him off.”
The suspect who is married with two wives and 13 children regretted killing his brother. He attributed the incident to the work of the devil.
”My life is finished, I have killed my only brother whose wife will give birth any moment from now; I am ruined forever,” Aliyu lamented.
The spokesman of the state police command, Muhammad Abubakar who confirmed the incident said operatives found the deceased lying in a pool of his blood in his residence when they received the report and went to arrest the suspect.
Abubakar said the matter would be charged to court after investigation.
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