act; and the doing of the Act in pursuance thereof. He contended that it must be shown a meeting of the minds of the conspirators to carry out an unlawful act or to carry out a lawful Act by unlawful means. He relied on the cases of ADELEKE V THE STATE, (2012) 5 NWLR (pt 1292) page 122, NJOVENS V THE STATE, (1973) 5 SC 17 AND OKE V THE STATE (1999) 2 NNLR (pt590) page 246. Learned Counsel then submitted that the evidence of PWs 1, 2 and 3 and exhibits P1 and P2 respectively have not established conspiracy of the Defendants and Solomon Adakwu(now at large). In conclusion, he urged me to discharge and acquit the Defendants of the five counts charge. Now after the review of the evidence of both the prosecution and the defence as well as their respective final written addresses, to determine the allegations against the Defendants, I adopt the issue for determination as distilled by the prosecution as follows:“Whether the prosecution has, from the evidence laid down before the Court proved its case beyond reasonable doubt as required by law.” The amended 5 counts charge and its particulars against the Defendants had already been reproduced at the beginning of 27