the mental state of the defendant during the said period between 2014 to 2020 when he was said to have committed the alledged offence. Be that as it may, this court is of the view that the defendant could not prove to this court that he was insane at the time he committed the alledged offence and therefore the defence of insanity he raised could not be proved by him and the onus is on him to prove sam e. the medical report obtained at Federal Neuro Psychiatric hospital Kware in the year 2021 when it was revealed that the defendant was taken to Kware in the years 2014 could not be relied upon by this court to prove that he was insane in the year 2020 when he was alledged to have committed the offence with which he was charged before this court. In the final analysis this Hon. Court having already made a finding that the prosecution has proved all the ingredients of the offence of rape contrary to section 260 of the penal code against the defendant, the defendant is hereby convicted as charged. S. Ovia – We are very much grateful for a well considered judgment. We plead with the court to take into consideration the fact that the 34