As earlier stated, the 1st Defendant is standing trial for a three count charge while the 2nd Defendant is standing trial for a two counts charge. The first two counts charge against the 1st and 2nd Defendants is for conspiracy by using their positions to confer corrupt advantage upon relations and associates of the 1st Defendant by causing the title documents of plot SS1 Jikwoyi Extension III to be made in favour of Pax Education Resources, an unregister company belonging to the 1st Defendant’s relations and associates contrary to section 26 (1) and punishable under section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, 2000. In this case both parties agreed and that is the law that for the prosecution to secure a conviction against the two Defendants, he must prove the elements or ingredients of the offence beyond reasonable doubt. This is in line with sections 135 and 139 of the Evidence Act (2011) as amended. See also SHAIKHSHIBILI NOMANY V FRN (2018) LPELR 44546 (CA), Lagos Judicial Division, BAKARE V STATE UGURU V STATE (supra) and STATE V AJIE (supra) Thus, for the offence of criminal conspiracy pursuant to section 96 of the Penal Code applicable in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to be proved by the prosecution, the ingredients of criminal conspiracy was aptly stated in the case of ADESINA KAYODE V THE STATE, 2016 LPELR 40028, the Supreme Court stated:“ It is settled law that the essential ingredients of the offence of conspiracy lies in the bare agreement and association to carry out an unlawful act, which is contrary to or forbidden by law,whether that act be criminal or not and of course whether or not the accused persons had knowledge of its unlawfulness.” See also IKECHUKWU OKON V THE STATE, (2014) CLARK V THE STATE, (1986) 4 NWLR (pt 35) page 381. Also by section 97 (1) of the Penal Code, the ingredients of the offence of criminal conspiracy are:(a) An agreement between two or more persons to do an illegal act or an act which is not illegal by illegal means; 30