Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini is unarguably Nigeria’s most notorious and deadly criminal in history. Reports has it that he was a Nigerian bandit who caused havoc in Benin city in the 80s together with his accomplice, Monday Osunbor. Lawrence Anini was popularly known as “The Law” or “Ovbigbo”. He was majorly known as a driver for gangs, criminal godfathers and armed robbers. It was reported that he and his gang members began operations as car hijackers, bank thieves and robbers of buses.
There were also reports that Anini and his gang members successfully robbed 12 banks and killed 18 people in the process. Lawrence Anini and his squad of robbers made it a point of duty to rob banks in broad day light. Their level of confidence was so high that they went about throwing money at market women in order to gain popularity.
After being apprehended, Anini and his gang members were found guilty and were sentenced to death by a firing squad


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