The three {3} offences for which the defendants were arraigned before this court, are criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt and robbery contrary to sections 97, 248 (2) and 298 (c) of the penal code respectively. The three {3} sections provide as follows:“97(1) whoever is a party to a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death or with imprisonment shall where no express provision is made in this penal code for the punishment of such a conspiracy, be punished in the same manner as if he had abetted such offence. 248(2) whoever except in the case provided for by section 245, voluntarily causes grievous hurt by any of the means mentioned in subsection (1), shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be liable to fine. 298 Whoever commits robbery shall be punished:(C) if the robbery is committed by any person armed with any dangerous or offensive weapon or instrument, to imprisonment for life or any less term and shall also be liable to fine.” At paragraph 4.5 of their adopted written address, the defence counsel submitted that looking at the evidence of PW1, PW2 and PW3, the only evidence adduced by the prosecution against the defendants, once the statement of the three {3} defendants marked as exhibits ‘B’, ‘B1’, ‘C’, ‘C1’, ‘D’ and ‘D1’ respectively. He further submitted at paragraph 4.6 of their adopted written address that even though the defendants appeared to have admitted committing Page 5 of 18