Judgment delivered by Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. JSC I read before now, the judgment of my learned brother, Rhodes-Vivour, JSC. I am in agreement with him that the appeal is devoid of any merit and it should be dismissed. I hereby dismiss the appeal and affirm the judgment of the court below. Judgment delivered by Olufunlola Oyelola Adekeye. JSC I have had the opportunity to read in draft the judgment of my Lord, Bode Rhodes-Vivour. JSC just delivered. My learned brother had meticulously and comprehensively considered all the issues raised for the determination of this appeal. It will be merely repetitive of all that my Lord had fully and exhaustively stated on the lead judgment to add anything of my own. I agree that the appeal lacks merit and I consequently dismiss it. Judgment delivered by Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili. JSC This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal Sokoto Judicial Division delivered on the 13th day of January, 2010 affirming both the conviction and sentence imposed by the Court of first instance on the Appellant. The appellant was charged before the Federal High court, Sokoto of being in an unlawful possession of 26 kg of Indian Hemp contrary to Section 10H of NDLEA Act No 15 of 1992. The case for the prosecution was that the Appellant was apprehended and or arrested on the 17th day of November, 2000 at Bodinga near Sokoto by a team of NDLEA operatives, having intercepted a DAF Truck carrying the Appellant and other passengers together with the purported substances. The Appellant and other passengers having been arrested were taken to the Sokoto Office of the Agency albeit the other passengers and the Driver were released together with the said DAF truck. The Appellant then was further taken to Birnin Kebbi where an Exhibit Keeper tested the substance allegedly recovered and found it to be Indian hemp. Two witnesses testified for the prosecution and Exhibits were tendered though the Statement of the Appellant was never tendered at the Trial Court. The Appellant gave his evidence at the Trial Court and did not tender any document before the said Trial Court. At the conclusion of the evidence, both the prosecution and defence counsel filed and exchanged written addresses. Judgment was delivered by the learned trial Judge on the 21st day of June 2005, convicting and sentencing the Appellant to fifteen (15) years imprisonment without an option of fine. Being dissatisfied with the said judgment, the Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal dated the 15th day of July, 2005 against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Sokoto. The Court of Appeal after hearing, delivered its judgment on the 13 th day of January, 2010, dismissing the appeal and affirming the conviction and sentence imposed by the trial High Court. Aggrieved the Appellant by leave of the Court of Appeal has appealed to this Court by a Notice of Appeal dated 18th day of May, 2010. On the 26th day of January, 2012 date of hearing, learned counsel for the Appellant adopted the Brief of Argument settled by Adewunmi Ogunsanya and filed on 16/8/10. In that Appellant's Brief were distilled two issues for determination stated as follows:1. Whether there was evidence before the Trial Court to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the substance allegedly recovered from the appellant was indeed cannabis sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp and that same is a drug similar to cocaine, LSD or heroine. In a Respondent's Brief settled by Emeka Okpoko Esq filed on 12/1/2011 and deemed filed on 7/4/11, the Respondent formulated two issues which are, viz:1. Whether the Court of Appeal was right in law when it held that the case against the Appellant can be said to have been proved beyond reasonable doubt.