“273. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine.” “272. Whoever by force compels or by any deceitful means induces any person to go from any place, is said to abduct that person.” “85. Whoever abets any offence shall if the act abetted is committed in consequences of the abetment and no express provision is made by this penal code or by any other law for the time being in force for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence.” Section 3 of the Robbery and Firearms {special provisions} Act Cap. R11 LFN 2004 particularly subsection (1) of the said section provides as follows:“3 (1) Any person having a firearm in his possession or under his control in contravention of the firearms Act or any order made thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall upon conviction be sentenced to a fine of twenty thousand naira or to imprisonment of not less than ten years or both.” Court: During the trial, prosecution tender eight {8} exhibits which were admitted in evidence and marked as exhibits A, B, C, C1, D, D1, E and E1 respectively. Exhibit A is the done gun. Exhibit B is the cartridge. Exhibit C and C1, are the Hausa and English translated versions of the of the 1st defendant’s extra-judicial statement. Exhibit D & D1 are the Hausa and English translated versions of the 2nd 19