admitted attempting to escape from lawful custody at state CID office Sokoto before he was re-arrested by some officers. In the light of the foregoing evidence, I am satisfied that the prosecution has proved the offence of attempt to escape from lawful custody punishable under section 172 of the Sokoto state penal code law Cap. 104 Laws of Sokoto state 1996 beyond reasonable doubt against the defendant as required by law and consequently found you Alh. Garba Umar Alias Bukkolori guilty as charged. Let me add that this court has gone through the evidence of PW3 on the record and his extra-judicial statement admitted in evidence and marked as exhibit C and found no any material contradiction as appeared to have been alleged by the defence as both his oral evidence and extra-judicial statement are substantially the same in that his oral evidence was only an extension of his extra-judicial statement and discrepancies in days and time are normal incidences occasioned by human nature. - Adesakin V. State {2019} 35 WRN 52 9889 - Olayinka V State {2007} 45 WRN 147 - Mohammed V. State {2013} 21 WRN 1 On the foregoing premise, the weak invitation of the defence counsel to emasculate the evidence of PW3 is hereby discountenanced. As to the offence of illegal possession of firearms the evidence of PW2 and the statement of the defendant admitted in evidence and marked as exhibit ‘D’ and ‘D1’ shows that AK47 riffle with 9 rounds of live ammunitions was found under the control of the defendant at the Page 11 of 18