SENTENCE Court: By the provisions of Section 310 (3) of the ACJL of Sokoto State 2019, after conviction while sentencing, a trial court is required to take into consideration all aggravating and mitigating evidence or information as a guide in deciding the nature and extent of the sentence to be passed on the convict. I have considered the allocutus of the defence counsel above which was made on behalf of the convict as well as the response of the prosecuting counsel including the evidence before this court as presented by both the prosecution and the defence. Cognizance must however be taken of the provisions of both Sections 287 (1) and 60 (1) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019 in respect of the punishment provided for the offences of Robbery and Criminal Conspiracy with which the convict was convicted. While Section 287 (1) of the said law provided that robbery shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 21 years imprisonment, the cumulative effect of Sections 60 (1) and 48 of the same said law, provided that Criminal Conspiracy is punishable with imprisonment as if the convicted conspirator committed the principal offence abetted. By the provision of subsection (5) of Section 510 of the ACJLof Sokoto State 2019, this court cannot invoke its discretion under subsection (1) of the said Section 510 of the Sokoto State ACJL 2019 which deals with imposition of fine in lieu of imprisonment because the Sokoto State Penal Code 2019 which created the offence of robbery punishable under Page 13 of 14