Lawan Gwadabe was born on 1949 and is a Nigerian military officer.
11 Facts About Lawan Gwadabe
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Lawan Gwadabe served as Military Administrator of Niger State in Nigeria from December 1987 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
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Lawan Gwadabe was accused of planning a coup against General Sani Abacha in 1995, for which he was jailed, tortured and convicted of treason.
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Lawan Gwadabe was involved in the coup of 27 August 1985, having just returned to 245 Recce Battalion from a course at the US Armour School, Fort Knox.
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Lawan Gwadabe was one of the junior officers assigned the job of arresting the head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, which they achieved without difficulty, replacing him with General Ibrahim Babangida.
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Lawan Gwadabe was Special Presidential Envoy and Chairman of the Sudan Peace Conference and Special Presidential Envoy for Peace in Angola and Mozambique.
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Lawan Gwadabe served as Chief of Staff of the Gambian Army, succeeding Brigadier Abubakar Dada.
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Lawan Gwadabe was on death row when Abacha died unexpectedly in June 1998.
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Lawan Gwadabe was among leaders who, in 2005, were encouraging General Ibrahim Babangida to contest the 2007 presidential election.
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Lawan Gwadabe became a member of the board of several companies, including U2 Communications Africa and North Eastern Capital.
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Lawan Gwadabe became CEO of Seeds Project Company and Chairman of North Eastern Integrated Oil services Ltd.