Bandits' Courier: Woman Bags a 20-Year Jail Term for Possessing 302 Rounds of Live Ammunition
Halima Haliru Umar was convicted after pleading guilty, and prosecutors said she transported ammunition and cash to bandits as a courier.
- On Friday, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced housewife Halima Haliru Umar to 20 years in prison for unlawful possession of 302 rounds of AK-47 Rifle ammunition.
- DSS operative Fahad Tahir testified that operatives apprehended Umar on July 6, 2025, with the ammunition and N57,100 cash while she transported them to bandits in Plateau State.
- Admitting her role as a courier, Umar pleaded guilty to charges under the Terrorism Act and the Firearms Act, supplying ammunition to criminal groups.
- Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa rejected the convict's plea for leniency, stating that banditry is a "cancer" threatening citizens' lives and must not be treated lightly.
- Testimony revealed Umar admitted Alhaji Sani sent her to Zaria, Kaduna State, to procure the ammunition, exposing her role in a broader network involving gun-runners and kidnappers.
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Court jails gunrunner 20 years for terrorism offences
The prosecution said she was arrested in July 2025 in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria, with 302 rounds of 7.6 x 39mm live ammunition allegedly meant for delivery to a notorious bandit leader. The post Court jails gunrunner 20 years for terrorism offences appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Woman caught with 302 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition bags 20 years’ imprisonment
Justice Hauwa Yilwa sentenced Halima on Friday after she pleaded guilty on May 11 to two of the four-count charge preferred against her by the Department of State Services (DSS), following her arraignment.
DSS Secures 20-Year Jail Term for Woman Over Terrorism, Arms Trafficking
DSS Secures 20-Year Jail Term for Woman Over Terrorism, Arms Trafficking A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a housewife, Halima Haliru Umar, to 20 years imprisonment for unlawful possession of 302 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition and for supporting acts of terrorism. The judgment was delivered on Friday by Justice Hauwa Joseph […] The post DSS Secures 20-Year Jail Term for Woman Over Terrorism, Arms Trafficking appeared first on …
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