sold Plots of the land in issue and issued Exhibit “C”
without the consent of the nominal complainant?
My answer is certainly in the negative.
Indeed, the proof of conspiracy is generally a matter of
plausible inference deduced from certain criminal acts
of the accused done in pursuance of an apparent
criminal purpose in common between them. This is
because it is generally recognised in law that in a charge
of conspiracy, proof of actual agreement which is an
essential ingredient of the crime is not always easy to
come by.
Thus the facts that there is no positive evidence of any
agreement between the accused persons to commit the
offence is not enough to hold that the prosecution
cannot establish the charge of conspiracy. YAKUBU VS
STATE (2011) LPELR 19749 (CA).
From the evidence before me, particularly from the
testimonies of PW1 – PW6 and Exhibits “C” and “D”
which are receipts issued by the 2nd Defendant,
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