“273. Whoever kidnaps or abduct any person shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.” While from the wordings of the section the trial court has been giving some discretion as to the term of imprisonment in relation to years, it has no discretion to exercise in relation to the imposition of fine in addition to the term of years of imprisonment the convict will be serve. It is trite law that where a statute prescribes a mandatory sentence in clear terms a trial court has no discretion or jurisdiction to imposed anything to the contrary. The sentence must be pronounced without any reservation because it is a duty imposed by law as the court cannot pass a sentence contrary to the penal policy of the law creating the offence, as doing so will amount to a recipe for chaos in the administration of criminal justice. - Amoshima V. State {2011} 14 NWLR pt 1268 p 530 - Tanko V. State {2009} 4 NWLR pt 1131 p 480 Accordingly and in view of the foregoing, the sentence of this court upon you Alhaji Aliyu Jaye, Umar Muhammed Daneri and Baito Na Alti for the offences of criminal conspiracy and abduction contrary to sections 97 (1) and 273 of the penal code law Cap. 104 laws of Sokoto state 1996 is two {2} years and ten {10} years respectively and N100, 000 fine each in addition to the ten {10} years imprisonment for the offence of abduction or five {5} years imprisonment in lieu of the N100, 000 fine. The 3rd defendant {Baito Na Alti} is hereby sentenced to a fine of N20, 000 with an option of five {5} years imprisonment in lieu of the fine for the offence of 37