(a)
The charges under Section 97(i) of the Penal Code on
Counts 1 and 6 (conspiracy).
(b)
The charges under Section 287 of Penal Code on Counts
2, 3, 4 and 5 (theft).
(c)
The charges under Section 366 of Penal Code on Counts
12, 14, 18, 20 and 22 (forgery).
(d)
The Charges under Section 364 of Penal Code on Counts
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 21 (forgery)
(e)
The charges under Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud
and Other Related Offences (conspiracy).
(f)
The charges under Section 1(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud
and Other Related Offences Counts 24, 25, 26 and 27
(fraud).
Now on the charges of conspiracy, the prosecution must establish
the following ingredients:
1. That there was an agreement between two or more persons.
2. That the agreement was to do or cause to do an illegal act;
or
3. To do a legal act by illegal means.
A cursory look at the evidence of PW3, PW4 and PW5 and further
Exhibits H1, I, K, L and M show clearly that there was an agreement
between the accused person and one Ojeyinka Omotosho (now
at large) to do an illegal act.
In the confessional statement of the accused dated 3/11/2006,
admitted as Exhibit H1, the accused stated thus:
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