Troops of Sector 7, Operation Safe Haven, have apprehended the suspects responsible for the murder of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was killed after being kidnapped in Tachira village, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
In a statement on Wednesday, Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer for Operation Safe Haven, confirmed that the suspects were arrested on March 25, 2025, following a raid on the prime suspect’s hideout at a Ruga settlement in Warsa-Piti village, Lere LGA, Kaduna State.
During a preliminary investigation, the prime suspect, 33-year-old Pate Yau, confessed that he was contracted by one Douglas Henry, a resident in the same house as the slain priest, to carry out the abduction.
A follow-up operation led to the arrest of Douglas Henry at Agwan Sariki Tachira in Kaura LGA.
The suspects are currently in custody and undergoing further interrogation.
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