full trial. In their efforts to prove the charges against the defendants, the prosecution called two {2} witnesses and tendered twelve {12} exhibits marked as exhibit A, A1, B, B1, C, C1, D, D1, E, E1, F and F1 respectively. At the close of the prosecution’s case, the defendants entered their respective defence. The defendants are the only witnesses who testified in their defence. Upon the close of the trial, parties filed their respective written addresses which were later adopted by counsel and the matter was thereafter adjourned for judgment. For the purpose of this judgment, this court has decided to formulate one {1} issue for determination and is hereby produced below as follows:Whether considering the totality of the evidence led by the prosecution, the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt in respect of the offence alleged to have been committed by the defendants.” The case of the prosecution against the defendants, are as presented by the evidence of the two {2} prosecution witnesses and the exhibits tendered and admitted. From the two {2} counts charges with which the defendants were arraigned before this court, the defendants were alleged to have conspired among themselves at Mallanji Village, Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto state to meet and hit one Nuhu Modi with a stick on his head and which act they have executed leading to the subsequent death of the said Nuhu Modi consequent upon which they were arraigned. Page 2 of 11