Commander of the National Guards (Guards Brigade), 1993 Commander, 23 Armored Brigade, Yola, 1994
Lawan Gwadabe (born 1949) is a Nigerian military officer. He served as Military Administrator of Niger State in Nigeria from December 1987 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1][2] He was accused of planning a coup against General Sani Abacha in 1995, for which he was jailed, tortured and convicted of treason.[3]
After Abacha's death he was granted a state pardon.[4]
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