provisions of section 36(5) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended and the provisions of section 135 of the Evidence Act, 2011 which provides that whoever assert a particular fact, has a duty to prove it. To proves its case, the prosecution called five {5} witnesses and tendered eight {8} exhibits as already said earlier in this judgment. As to the offence of criminal conspiracy which is the 1st count charge against the defendants, it is trite law that in a charge of criminal conspiracy, all that is necessary is evidence of agreement to commit an offence, and in the absence of an apparent agreement, evidence of some community efforts on the part of all the accused persons aimed at committing a crimes and once either of these is established before the court, it will be safe to convict for the offence of conspiracy. - Salawu V. State {2016} 12 NCC 1 - Obiakor V. State {2002} 10 NWLR pt 776 p 612 - Abacha V. State {2002} 11 NWLR pt 779 p 437 - Patrick Njovens V. State {1973} 5SC p 17 at 263-264 In the case of Patrick Njovens V. State {supra}, the Supreme Court held as follows:“When it is proposed to give evidence of the happenings inside hell, it is only a matter of common sense to call one of the inmates of that place, or one whose business is carried out in reasonable propinquity to hell, and it must be surprising indeed to find even a lone angel fit and qualified for the assignment. Indeed it would be 24

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