<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent"> UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): </span></strong><span style="background-color: transparent">The Appellant was arraigned before the High Court of Borno Sate on a one count Charge of criminal breach of trust in </span><strong><u><span style="background-color: transparent">CHARGE NO. BOHC/MG/CR/116/2020: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA v. ALHAJI BUNU SHERIFF</span></u></strong><span style="background-color: transparent">. The Appellant pleaded not guilty to the Charge and at the end of the trial, the lower court held that the offence charged had been proved beyond reasonable doubt. It consequently convicted the Appellant and imposed sentence in the following terms:</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">“I have considered the plea of the counsel for the convict and the submissions of the prosecution counsel. I have taken into consideration the provisions of section 312 of the Penal Code Law Cap. 102 Laws of Borno State of Nigeria 1994. Consequently, the court order as follows:</span></em></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">a. The court hereby sentence you Alhaji Bunu Sheriff to three years imprisonment with an option of fine of N500,000:00k.</span></em></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">b. The court orders you Alhaji Bunu Sheriff to pay </span></em><strong><em><span style="background-color: transparent">N345,000:00k </span></em></strong><em><span style="background-color: transparent">(three hundred and </span></em><span style="background-color: transparent">[si…</span></p>