DAUDA
V.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

RHODES-VIVOUR JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Jos Division delive red on 23 May 2014 which affirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant by a Jos Federal HighCourt. The appellant was convicted by the trial court and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for offences under section 518(5) of the Criminal Code. Sections 5(1) and 27(1) of the Firearms Act and section 15(2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004. Dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial court, the appellant filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal, Jos Division. That court affirmed the decision of the trial court. Still not satisfied with the conviction by the trial court, affirmed by the Court of Appeal, the appellant has appealed to this court on one ground of appeal from which he formulated a sole issue for determination of this appeal. The sole issue reads: Whether from the records of proceedings, there was a proper a…