The onus on the prosecution to prove the guilt of the defendant beyond reasonable doubt is a trite and sacred principle of law. It is always better to err on the side of caution and exercise restraint in sending a man to the gallows, unless it is patent that he beyond all reasonable doubt committed the crime. In the instant case, the prosecution failed to discharge this burden and, therefore, the judgment of the trial court was entered in error. There was no evidence so square, overwhelming, and intricate to have the respondent convicted by all means. [Bozin v. State (1985) 2 NWLR (Pt. 8) 465; Duru v. State(1993) 3 NWLR (Pt. 281) 290; Amadi v. F.R.N. (2008) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1119) 259; Abdullahi v. State (2008) 17
See, State v. Ibrahim (2024) 1 NWLR (Pt. 1919) 213 SC