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June 18, 2019 2:13 pm
"The starting point is to reproduce the exact provisions of Section 3 (1) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act 2004. It states thus:
3) Punishment for illegal possession of firearms
1) Any person having a firearm in his possession or under his control in contravention of the Firearms Act or any order made there under shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall upon conviction under this Act be sentenced to a fine of twenty thousand naira or to imprisonment for a period of not less than ten years, or to both.
There is no pretension that the law intends that an offender found guilty under the above provisions is liable to ten years’ imprisonment with an option of fine of Twenty Thousand Naira, or both."
PER S. D. BAGE, J.S.C IN ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED V THE STATE APPEAL NO: SC.225/2013
LEGALPEDIA ELECTRONIC CITATION: LER[2019] SC.225/2013
LEGALPEDIA ELECTRONIC CITATION: LER[2019] SC.225/2013
