| Lawrence Anini | |
| Birth Name: | Lawrence Anini |
| Birth Date: | 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria |
| Death Place: | Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria |
| Death Cause: | Execution by firing squad |
| Children: | 2[1] |
| Conviction: | Armed Robbery and Firearms |
| Partners: | Monday Osunbor, Friday Ofege, Smallie, Henry Ekponwan, Eweka and Alhaji Zed Zed |
| Conviction Penalty: | Death |
Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini (c. 1960 – March 29, 1987) [2] 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.
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.[3] 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.