defendant’s village called Tozai in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State without licence. By wordings of section 3 (1) of the Robbery and Firearms {Special Provisions} Act Cap. R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, which created the offence, it is crystally clear that the offence is strict liability offence as once a firearm is found either in possession of the defendant, or under his control without licence, the offence is complete. - Birifou V. State {2020} LPELR 49673 - Oladotun V. State {2011} 10 NWLR pt 1256 p 542 - Bille V. State{2016} 15 NWLR pt 1536 p 363 - Kayode V. State {2016} 12 NCC 131 - Okashetu V. State {2018} 6 SC pt 1711 p 155 in view of the foregoing, it is the humble view of this court that the prosecution has proved the offence of illegal possession of firearm punishable under section 3 (1) of the Robbery and Firearms {Special Provisions} Act Cap R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt as required by law and accordingly found you Alh. Garba Umar Alias Bukkolori guilty as charged. As to the offence of armed robbery punishable under section 298 (c) of the penal code law Cap. 104 Laws of Sokoto State 1996 as captured by count 2 on the charge sheet of the amended charge, I have gone through the entire section 298 of the said penal code law and unable to see subparagraph ( C) of section 298 as the prosecution claimed on the charge sheet. For the avoidance of doubt, the entire section 298 of the Page 12 of 18