After the plea of not guilty of the Defendants was taken on the 15/3/2021, the case was therefore adjourned for hearing. On the 1/12/2021, the prosecution called two (2) witnesses and tendered four (4) Exhibits and thereafter closed its case. On the same 1/12/2021, the Defendants opened their defence and called two (2) witnesses who happens to be the defendants themselves but tender no Exhibit, and thereafter closed their defence, and the case was then adjourned to 16/12/2021 for adoption of counsel’s respective written addresses. On the 16/12/2021, both counsel for the Defendants and that of the prosecution adopted their respective written addresses. The defence counsel after adopting their written address as their oral legal argument and submissions, finally urged the court to discharge and acquit the Defendants. The prosecuting counsel also adopted their written address as their oral legal argument and submissions and finally urge the court to convict the Defendants as charged. The case was thereafter adjourned for Judgment. Counsel to the 1st and 2nd Defendants in his adopted written address, formulated one (1) issue for determination and is hereby reproduced below as follows:“Whether the prosecution proffered sufficient evidence of the offence of Conspiracy and Unnatural Offence beyond reasonable doubt to warrant the conviction of the Defendants under Section 97 (1) and 284 now Section (261) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019.” The prosecuting counsel in his adopted written address, also formulated one (1) issue for determination and is hereby reproduced as follows:- Page 3 of 19

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