involvements in trite crimes, we have objection to justice being tempered with mercy. SENTENCE Court: By the provisions of Section 310(3) of the ACJL of Sokoto State 2019 after conviction while sentencing a trial court is required to take into consideration all aggravating and mitigating evidence or information a guide in deciding the nature and extent of the sentence to be passed on the convict. In passing this sentence, I have taking into consideration the allocutus made by the defence counsel on behalf of the convicts as well as the response of the prosecuting counsel. By their physical appearance and the age indicated on their respective extrajudicial statement, the convicts are no doubt young men. I have also taken into consideration that the convict are first term offenders with no evidence of previous conviction. The evidence of DW1 one Umar Buba who is also a Village Head testified as to the good character of the convicts. The evidence of DW4 are Abdullahi Usman a Youth Leader of Miyetti Allah, also shows that the convicts don’t usually involve themselves in kidnapping activities. I have also taken into consideration that by the provision of Section 60(2) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law, is punishable with imprisonment or with an option of fine. Although there is no option of fine for the offence of Kidnapping punishable under Section 247 (b) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019, by the provisions of Section 510 (1) of the ACJL of Sokoto State 2019, this court has been given the judicial discretion to impose a fine in lieu of imprisonment and the amount to be imposed according to Section 419 (1) of the ACJL of Sokoto 2019, is at the Page 12 of 13