The pair – Ugochukwu Amaugo and Udo Ogah, have been sentenced to death by hanging as determined by the trial judge, Justice Chibuzo Ahuchaogu. They were convicted of conspiring to kidnap and murder two individuals on August 30, 2014 in the Osisioma area of Aba.

On the aforementioned date, the duo allegedly apprehended Temple Nwakanma and Martins Azih, accusing them of possessing firearms, cartridges, and knives.

They claimed to have handed the suspects over to unidentified Army personnel at a military checkpoint on the Umuahia-Aba Expressway while en route to Umuahia, the state capital. The Army has denied any involvement in the incident, leaving the whereabouts of the suspects unknown.

Seeking justice, the families of the victims approached the court.

In delivering the verdict, Justice Ahuchaogu stated that the convicts failed to convincingly prove that they handed the boys over to Army officials and therefore are held responsible for their disappearance.