SENTENCE Court: By the provision of Section 310 (3) of the Sokoto State ACJL of Sokoto State 2019, after conviction while sentencing, a trial court is required to take into consideration all the aggravating and mitigating evidence factors or information as a guide in deciding the nature and extent of the sentence to be passed on the convict. I have considered the passionate allocutus made by the defence counsel and the grounds upon which they were made on behalf of the convict and the response of the prosecution. Cognizance must however be taken to the provision of section 260, of the sokoto state penal code law 2019, in relation to the punishment provided for the offence of rape which is life imprisonment or 21 years imprisonment, it is sad to come by cases of this nature where blood relation is not safe from her blood brother, but it is more horrific and more of serious concern when the offender of the crime live in the same compound with the victim of the crime and if such are happening then the courts of law have corresponding responsibility in seeing that such offenders are amply punish so as to slow down the trend and also stir the consciousness of good parenting in the society. In view of what I said above, I hereby sentence you Wadata Dan Umma to twenty one years (21) imprisonment for the offence of rape contrary to section 260 of the sokoto state penal code law 2019. Signed Hon. Justice Amina Modi Yabo (Judge) 28/03/2024 Page 21 of 22