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:-
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