taking into consideration the totality of evidence adduced before the court.” 2. “Whether this Honourable Court can safely rely on the extra judicial statement of the 3rd defendant to convict him.” For the purpose of this judgment, this court has decided to adopt the sole issue as formulated by the counsel to the 1st and 2nd defendants in hybrid with the sole issue as formulated by the counsel to the 3rd defendant because the issues when paraphrased, will be more comprehensive and directly related to the three {3} counts charges against the defendants. When the issue is considered as formulated by this court, it will no doubt take care of the issues generated by all the counsel. That is:“Whether considering the totality of the evidence led before this Honourable Court prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against all the three {3} defendants in respect of the offences with which they were arraigned.” The case of the prosecution against the defendants, is as presented by the evidence of the five {5} prosecution witnesses and the exhibits tendered and admitted before this court, and is as follows:PW1: {After affirmation}: My name is Insp. Abdul Umar. I work at State CID Sokoto. I am an inspector with AP NO. 187734. I have been working there for about 12 years and some months as an exhibit keeper. My primary work is to accept and register any item (s) brought by our police investigation officers for safe custody. I know the defendants. I come to 5