by Christiana Gokyo, Jos
JOS: The Troops of Sector 7, Operation SAFE HAVEN, have arrested killers of a Reverend Father, Sylvester Okechukwu, who was murdered after he was kidnapped in Tachira Village in Kaura local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
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 LGA of Kaduna State.
A statement was signed by Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer of Operation Safe Haven, and issued to newsmen in Jos.
The statement averred 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.
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.