offender as we are not aware of any previous record of his conviction or trial. SENTENCE By the provisions of Section 310(3) of the ACJL of Sokoto State 2019, a trial court while sentencing, is required to take into consideration all aggravating and mitigating factors into consideration as a guide in deciding the nature and extent of the punishment to be imposed against the convict. By the provisions of Section 194 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law, 2019, it has been provided that whoever commits Culpable Homicide not punishable with death shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 14 years and not exceeding 21 years or with life imprisonment. In sentencing a convict who is below the age of 18 years at the time of committing the offence that is capital in nature as in this case, Section 404 of the ACJL of Sokoto State requires the trial court to sentence the child to life imprisonment or to such other term as the court may deem appropriate. The contents of Exhibits B and B1 which is the Hausa and English translated versions of the extrajudicial statement of the convict has shown that the convict was 15 years old as at the time the offence was committed. Page 32 of 34