A Maiduguri-based businessman, Umar Bashir, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment without option of fine after he was convicted of terrorism financing.
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Bashir, who claimed to be a major dealer in oil perfumes and also a Point of Sale operator, was found guilty of using his bank account to carry out financial transactions for members of the Boko Haram sect.
The Federal Government arraigned him on Monday before Justice Binta Fatimah Nyako on charges linked to terrorism financing.
According to the prosecution, Bashir used his United Bank for Africa account number 2213629628 to receive and transfer money on behalf of Boko Haram members.
He specifically admitted that he received ₦5 million from a Boko Haram member identified as Ibrahim Modu and later transferred the money into the terrorist’s Access Bank account number 1834250967.
The convict admitted that the transaction took place in Maiduguri in 2025.
He also confessed that he received ₦20,000 as commission for facilitating the transfer.
Upon his arraignment, Bashir pleaded guilty to the charge.
Relying on his admission of guilt and confessional statement, Justice Nyako found him guilty and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment without option of fine.
The judge ordered that the sentence should commence from 2025, the year Bashir was arrested and detained.
Justice Nyako declined the convict’s plea for leniency, holding that the law must take its course.
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