imprisoned by virtue of a warrant of commitment there shall be endorsed on such warrant the day of which such person was arrested by virtue thereof and the imprisonment shall be computed from such day and inclusive thereof. The above provision is clear and unambiguous. The section deals with endorsement of a warrant of commitment to prison and computation of a term of imprisonment. It does not stipulate that a term of sentence cannot commence from the date the Courts verdict is pronounced. In any case, since the appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for life, the issue of computation of term or time of imprisonment does not arise in this case. When a convict is sentenced to imprisonment for life, it means that, irrespective of the age of such a convict at the time of his conviction and/or sentence, he will be confined in a prison for the remainder or rest of his life. On the other hand, Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. C21, Laws of Delta State, 2006 provides thus: 218. Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of eleven years is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for life. 30 Under Section 218 of the Criminal Code law of Delta State, it is mandatory that a person found guilty of the offence of unlawful carnal knowledge be sentenced to imprisonment for life. The Court has no discretion to impose a lesser sentence. See Joseph Amoshima v. The State (2011) 14 NWLR (Pt. 1268) 530 at 553, per Onnoghen, JSC (as he then was, now CJN) where the Supreme Court stated as follows: It is settled law also that where a statute prescribes a mandatory sentence in clear terms as in the instant case, the Courts are without jurisdiction to impose anything less than the mandatory sentence as no discretion exists to be exercised in the matter. It is a duty imposed by law. In page 561 of the said case, His Lordship, Fabiyi, JSC, held as follows: The appellants counsel should be reminded of the doctrine of separation of powers as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution. The legislature is to enact laws while it is the duty of the judiciary to interpret the

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