On the whole, I hold that in view of all the foregoing, the prosecution has proved all the essential elements of the offences of Criminal Conspiracy and Unnatural Offence punishable under Section 97 (1) and 284 of the Penal Code respectively and therefore proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against all the Defendants. Accordingly, I resolve the sole issue formulated against the Defendants and in favour of the prosecution. Consequently, the prosecution having proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the Defendants, this court hereby find you Fodio Bello and Bello Altine guilty as charged. ALLOCUTUS V.E. Ikwuta Esq: The convicts are first time offenders and are now remorseful of what they have done. They promise not to commit any offence if given a second change. We pray the court to be lenient in sentencing with an option of fine. H.S. Buhari Esq: It is true that the convicts are first time offenders and we have no objection to the plea for leniency made by the defence counsel. SENTENCE By the provisions of Section 310 (3) of the Sokoto State ACJL 2019, a trial court while sentencing a convict, is required to take into consideration all aggravating and mitigating evidence or information as a guide in deciding the nature and extent of the sentence to be passed against the convict. In passing this sentence, I have taken into consideration the allocutus made by the defence counsel on behalf of the convicts as well as the Page 17 of 19