Defence counsel finally urge the court to hold that the prosecution has failed to establish the essential elements of the offence against the defendant and discharge the defendant. Responding to the submissions of the defence counsel, the learned prosecuting counsel submitted that by the evidence of PWs 1-4 and the exhibits tendered and admitted, it is very clear that there was armed robbery incident along Bachaka – Gudu road on the 26/2/2018 at about 0330hrs in which the defendant and 2 others now at large armed themselves with sticks, cutlasses and gun and robbed one Shehu Muhammed and his passengers. - Otuedon V. Olughor {1997} 7 SCNJ 41 He submitted further that the evidence of the prosecution witnesses was also corroborated by the contents of exhibit A and A1. Prosecuting counsel further submitted that burden of Proof does not mean proved beyond every shadow of doubt as it only entails that prosecution should produce evidence to justify the charge and indicate that the defendant did in fact committed the offence alleged against him. - Bassey V. State {2012} NCC 379 at 382 Prosecuting counsel finally urge the court to hold that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt as required by law and convict the defendant as charged. Having summarily reproduced the various submissions of both the prosecuting counsel and the defence counsel, let me state that in our Page 5 of 12

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