A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced Raya Haruna to 10 years imprisonment for transporting arms and ammunition to bandits operating within Kano State and neighbouring areas, in a judgment that underscores the judiciary’s resolve to combat terrorism and banditry.
Simon Amobeda, the trial judge, convicted Haruna on a three-count charge bordering on the unlawful transportation of firearms and the provision of logistical support to criminal elements after finding the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The charges were filed under the Firearms Act and the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which prohibit the unlawful possession, movement and supply of firearms as well as the provision of material support to terrorist groups and related criminal networks.
Court proceedings showed that Haruna was arrested by security operatives in 2024 during an operation targeting the movement of weapons to bandits terrorising communities in parts of Kano State
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