“The burden placed on the prosecution in a criminal charge is a heavy one. It must establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. See Section 135 of the Evidence Act, 2011. It was held in Nwaturuocha v. State (2011) 6 NWLR (Pt.1242) 170 at 193 D-E, (2011) LPELR-SC 197/2010 that: “Proof beyond reasonable doubt does not mean proof beyond all doubt or all shadow of doubt. It simply means establishing the guilt of the accused person with compelling and conclusive evidence, a degree of compulsion which is consistent with a high degree of probability.” at 186 E-G (supra): “It is not proof beyond all iota of doubt. One thing is certain is that where all the essential ingredients of the offence charged have been proved or established by the prosecution…the charge is proved beyond reasonable doubt. Proof beyond reasonable doubt should not be stretched beyond reasonable limit.” In Afolalu v. State (2010) All FWLR (Pt. 538) 812, (2010) 16 NWLR (Pt. 1220) 584, (2010) 5 – 7 SC (Pt. II) 93, (2010) 6- 7 MJSC 187 , it was held that: “Proof beyond reasonable doubt means proof to moral certainty, such proof as satisfies the judgment and conscience of a judge as a reasonable man, and applying his reason to the evidence before him that the crime charged has been committed by the defendant and so satisfies him as to leave no other reasonable conclusion possible.” See also: Dairo v. The State (2017) 9-12 SC 119; Ikpo v. State (2016) All FWLR (Pt. 837) 619, (2016) 10 NWLR (Pt.1521) 50, (2016) 2-3 SC (Pt. III) 88; Bakare v. State (1987) 1 NWLR (Pt. 52) 579, (1987) 3 SC 1, (1987) 3 SCNJ 1.” Per KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. in ATTO MABA v. THE STATE (2020- LCER-39168-SC) at p. 18 – p. 20