Two members of the Abia Vigilante group also called Bakassi, have been sentenced to death by hanging for allegedly committed murder.
The 11 year trial of the convicts, Ugochukwu Amaugo and Udo Ogba Oka were accused of killing two young individuals named Temple Nwakanma and Martins Azih near Osisioma Junction, located on the outskirts of Aba. Justice Chibuzo Ahuchaogu who
delivered the judgement at the Abia High Court in Ukwa convicted the suspects due to their failure to provide sufficient evidence regarding the fate and whereabouts of Nwakanma and Azih.
Duringbthe trial, the suspects asserted that they apprehended the young individuals in 2013 due to their possession of firearms, cartridges, and knives.
However, according to their account, while transporting the detainees to their headquarters in Umuahia, the capital of the state, they encountered some soldiers at Abia Tower.
The said soldiers reportedly proceeded to interrogate the youths and subsequently took them into their custody.
The convicts maintained that they were unaware of the soldiers’ identities and were not provided with any handover notes regarding the youths.
However, the Nigerian Army refuted any knowledge of the incident in their defence, leaving the fate of the young individuals still unknown.
Murder: Vigilante Members Sentenced To Die By Hanging In Abia
