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Major General (retired) Lawrence Anebi Onoja was the military governor of Plateau State Nigeria from 1986 to July 1988 and then of Katsina State until December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.He later became Principal Staff Officer to General Sani Abacha before being arrested for alleged involvement in a coup attempt. He retired from the army in 1998 and after the return to democracy in May 1999 with the Nigerian Fourth Republic entered into politics.