rape and I return the verdict of guilty to defilement in contravention of section 127 of the Criminal Code. EMMANUEL A. NKEA JUDGE 30/04/2012 PREVIOUS CONVICTION: Miss SANKAREY: My Lord nothing is known. COURT: I take that there is no previous conviction. ALLOCUTUS: Mrs. Udoma: My Lord, the convict is a first offender. He has shown sufficient remorse during the trial and has learnt his lesson. He is only 20 years old and a relation to the prosecutrix. We urge the court to give the convict a second chance reform. We urge the court to temper justice with mercy. We refer the court to section 29 (2) of the Criminal Code and urged the court to impose a shorter term. . SENTENCE I have carefully listened to the plea for leniency, and I have also considered the fact that the convict is a first time offender and a very young man who is in the morning of his life. The convict has also in his plea for mitigation shown sufficient remorse. I find him to be repentant. Giving him a long custodial sentence may not be proper in the circumstances taking his age and the experience of the victim. Having considered the particular 9