offence punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Cap 532 LFN and I so hold. Hence therefore, I hold the further view that the prosecution have proved the ingredients of the offences charged by credible evidence against the Defendant beyond reasonable doubt and I so hold. Accordingly, the Defendant is hereby convicted on the Five (5) Counts charged. ----------------------------------HON. JUSTICE D.Z. SENCHI (PRESIDING JUDGE) 25/4/18 Court:- Any plea of Allocutus? Ajayi:Our plea of allocutus is predicated on sections 311 and 312 of Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, and placed heavy reliance on section 311 (a)-(e) of the Act. We make our submission pursuant to the above provisions and also the import of the provisions therein. The convict is the bread winner of his family and he has kids that depended solely on him and aged parents whom are sick, a fact the convict brought to the notice of the Court at one of the trials. I also have a privileged information wherein the convict had virtually lost everything in his life; his wife has deserted him and the convict sleeps on the streets now. He is a first time offender and the convict has been diligent in all trials in this case. On the mandatory requirement, I refer to the case of C.O.P V BUHARI (2000) FWLR 164 to the effect that the Court has discretion despite the mandatory nature of the provision to give an option of fine. In the whole I ask the Court for the convict to milk from the mercy of the Court as section 314 31