Maiduguri POS Operator Sentenced to 20 Years for Financing Boko Haram

A Maiduguri businessman, Umar Bashir, who also worked as a POS operator and perfume dealer, was convicted of terrorism financing. He admitted using his United Bank for Africa account to receive N5 million from a Boko Haram member and transferring it to an Access Bank account linked to the group. Bashir confessed in court that he earned just N20,000 as commission from the transaction. Justice Binta Fatimah Nyako, citing his admission of guilt, sentenced him to 20 years’ imprisonment without an option of fine. The sentence was ordered to run from his 2025 arrest date, and a request for leniency was denied.

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