From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
Troops of Sector 7 Operation SAFE HAVEN have arrested killers of a Reverend Father in Kaduna.
Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu was murdered after he was kidnapped in Tachira village in Kaura local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
Media Information Officer Operation SAFE HAVEN, Maj. Samson Zhakom, said in a statement that the suspects were arrested on 25 March 2025 following a raid on the prime suspect’s hideout located at Ruga settlement in Warsa-Piti village in Lere local government area of Kaduna State.
He said that during preliminary investigation, the prime suspect, Pate Yau 33 year-old confessed to have been contracted by one Douglas Henry living in the same house with the slain priest to kidnap him.
Zhakom said, “Troops in a follow-up operation arrested Douglas Henry at Agwan Sariki Tachira in Kaura local government area of the State. The arrested suspects are in custody undergoing further interrogation.”