that the prosecution has discharged the burden placed on it by law; it must be satisfied that the proof is beyond reasonable doubt” When is a criminal case proved beyond reasonable doubt? See IWUNZE v F.R.N. (2013) 1 NWLR (Pt 1334) Pg 119 where the court held as follows: “Commission of crime is proved beyond reasonable doubt when the evidence against the accused is strong and cogent enough as to leave only a remote probability in his favour that can be dismissed with the sentence “of course it is possible, but not in the least probable” that he committed the offence. Afterall proof beyond reasonable doubt is not proof beyond all shadow of doubt” The prosecutor insisted that if the accused is found guilty of the five count charge, the court must impose the maximum sentence provided by law under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006. The minimum sentence is 7 years imprisonment without an option of fine; the court does not agree with the submission of the prosecutor in the face of many decided authorities. See the Supreme Court case of AMOSHIMA v THE STATE (2011) 14 NWLR (Pt 1268) P 530 where the court held as follows: “Where the sentence prescribed upon conviction in a criminal charge is a term of years of imprisonment, then estimating factors such as the age of the convict, whether he 15