the Judge as a reasonable man, and applying his reasons to the evidence before him, that the crime charged has been committed by the accused and so satisfies him as to leave no other reasonable conclusion possible. See AFOLALU VS THE STATE (2010) ALL FWLR (PT. 538) 812 828 G B. The Appellant has not shown any cogent reason for me to interfere with the decision of the learned trial Judge. Further, before I drop my 42 pen, permit me my Lords to express my worry over the incessant cases of rape or sexual assault especially against children, which sadly appears to be on the increase unabated. This despicable and sad act which inflicts terror and trauma on the Victims must be adequately punished to send the right signal to all such like minded persons. This is why I also endorse the imposition of the maximum term of 7 years imprisonment by the learned trial Judge. I say no more. In the result, I dismiss the appeal as lacking in merit and affirm both the conviction and sentence of the Appellant by the learned trial Judge in his judgment delivered on 26th March, 2015. IBRAHIM SHATA BDLIYA, J.C.A.: I have had the advantage of reading in draft the judgment just delivered by my lord, AMINA AUDI WAMBAI, J.C.A. I entirely agree with the reasoning and conclusion arrived at in dismissing the appeal for lacking in merit. OBIETONBARA O. DANIEL-KALIO, J.C.A.: I have read the draft judgment of my lord AMINA AUDI WAMBAI JCA and I agree that the appeal lacks merit. I therefore dismiss the appeal and affirm the judgment of the lower Court. 43