3 Sentence I have carefully listened to the plea of mitigation of the accused counsel that is the allocotus and the submission of prosecution counsel. The final responsibility to be performed by every judge in a criminal trial after conviction is sentencing. In passing sentence the judge is bound to consider the interest of justice as rightly stated by prosecution. But justice is a 3 way traffic i.e. justice for the accused person, justice for the state, justice for the society. However I am not unmindful of the fact that this is a summary trial opted by the accused person, meaning, having known he committed the offence, he choose not to waste the time of court, and the resources of the state in prosecuting the matter to end. I have noted that. I have equally noted the pathetic situation of the widower and particularly the child of the marriage who actually may suffer. However on the other hand it is the duty of court to pass sentence on the convict which could serve as a correction to him and deterrence to others who are nursing the ambition of becoming rich illegally. Having said that I will now pass a sentence on the convict with hope that he will be reformed and join the vanguard for rebranding the Nation. S. 132 of Penal Code Provides that the convict can be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years or with fine or with both. In consequence therefore I hereby sentence the convict to 1 year imprisonment or a fine of N50,000.00. The sentence of imprisonment is effective from the date of his arrest. Appeal allowed to court of Appeal. Signed ____________________ Judge Prosecution: We are grateful. Accused counsel: We are grateful. Appearance: Osuobeni Ekoi Akponimisingha Esq. With K.K. Anabraba Esq. For the Prosecution