sentencing parameters provided in the F. C. T. Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Practice Directions, 2016. In applying these guidelines, I had taken into proper consideration, the following factors: 1. The level of culpability of the convict; 2. The severity of the harm the actions of the convict caused the Nigerian State and the General public; and 3. Any other aggravating or mitigating factors that could hold in determining the appropriate sentence. On the basis of the foregoing, I had taken into account the fact that the convict is a first offender, as noted by both her learned counsel and learned 57

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