conduct an identification parade in which the Appellant and persons with similar physical characteristics would stand together and the witnesses would be called to positively identify the culprit from among them. That is the minimum standard required to satisfy the best practice in relation to identification parade. Nothing of the sort was done in this case. P.W.1 had actually seen the Appellant brought out in handcuffs before she identified him at the police station. It is my humble but firm view that the identification of the Appellant by PW1 and PW2 as one of the armed robbers who dispossessed PW1 and other victims of her car and other valuables was improper and should have created reasonable doubt in the mind of the trial judge. It is trite that where there is doubt in a criminal matter, the doubt should be resolved in favour of the accused. In Ahmed v. The State (1999) 7 NWLR Pt. 612 Pg. 641 at Pg. 673, the Supreme Court held as follows: "It is a cardinal principle in criminal proceedings that the burden of proving a fact which if proved would lead to the conviction of the accused is on the prosecution who should prove such fact beyond reasonable doubt. In criminal cases, any doubt, as to the guilt of the accused arising from the contradictions in the prosecution's evidence of vital issues must be resolved in favour of the accused." A man may be convicted on the evidence of a single witness. However such evidence must be credible and cogent. In The State v. Aibangbe (1988) 3 NWLR Pt. 84 Pg. 548 the Supreme Court held per Craig, JSC at page 592 as follows: "...it is just as well to state that there is no law or rule of practice specifying that a man may not be convicted on the evidence of a single witness...What is important is that the evidence given must be credible and be of such quality and cogency that a Court would safely rely on it in coming to a decision in a case. Thus, if such evidence has been thoroughly discredited under cross-examination or is otherwise open to doubt in the light of other supporting evidence then, it would be wrong to rely on it in convicting the accused person." As earlier stated, I am convinced that the trial Court based its decision to convict the Appellant for armed robbery on the evidence of PW2 and PW5 which I have already stated are weak and unreliable. With the