A Federal High Court in Abuja convicts and sentences Halima Haliru to 20 years in prison for terrorism-related offences after she pleads guilty, according to reports from Vanguard and Premium Times. The court action follows the prosecution’s account that Haliru is arrested in July 2025 in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria, with 302 rounds of 7.6 x 39mm live ammunition. Prosecutors allege the ammunition is intended for delivery to a notorious bandit leader. The cases are described as terrorism-linked, and the court issues the prison term after proceedings in Abuja. While both outlets report the same outcome and central facts—Haliru’s identity, the ammunition quantity and type, her arrest date and location, and the 20-year sentence—they focus differently on aspects of the allegations. Vanguard emphasizes the sentencing after a guilty plea, while Premium Times details the ammunition and the alleged intended recipient. The reports do not describe any appeals or further case developments at the time of publication.
Female gunrunner sentenced to 20 years in Abuja over terrorism-linked ammunition
A Federal High Court in Abuja convicts and sentences Halima Haliru to 20 years in prison for terrorism-related offences after she pleads guilty, according to reports from Vanguard and Premium Times. T...
- The Federal High Court in Abuja sentences Halima Haliru to 20 years in prison for terrorism-related offences.
- Haliru pleads guilty, according to the reports.
- She is arrested in July 2025 in Plateau State, Nigeria.
- Authorities say she is found with 302 rounds of 7.6 x 39mm live ammunition.
- The prosecution alleges the ammunition is meant for delivery to a notorious bandit leader.
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.
3 months agoThe Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday convicted and sentenced a female gunrunner, Halima Haliru, to a 20-year prison term after she pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges. The post Alleged Terrorism: Female gunrunner bags 20-year jail term appeared first on Vanguard News.
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