The Federal High Court, Abuja, presided by Justice Hauwa Yilwa, has sentenced a female gunrunner, Halima Haliru, to 20 years imprisonment after she pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.

Haliru was arrested in Plateau State by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, in possession of 302 live rounds of 7.6 x 39mm ammunition.

The defendant pleaded guilty to counts three and four of the four-count charge filed against her.

Relying on Sections 5 and 7 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, as well as Section 27 of the Firearms Act, the judge sentenced Haliru to 20 years imprisonment on count three and one year on count four, with the sentences to run concurrently from the date of her arrest.

The court also ordered that upon completion of her prison term, the convict be transferred to a rehabilitation facility for deradicalisation before her reintegration into society.

Justice Yilwa, subsequently, adjourned the matter till July 9 for continuation of trial on the remaining counts, which the defendant pleaded not guilty.