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Troops of Sector 7 Operation SAFE HAVEN have arrested killers of a Reverend Father, Sylvester Okechukwu murdered after he was kidnapped in Tachira village in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State.
The suspects were arrested on 25th 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.
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.
According to Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer, Operation SAFE HAVEN said in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna that troops in a follow-up operation arrested Douglas Henry at Agwan Sariki Tachira in Kaura LGA of the State.
He added that the arrested suspects are in custody undergoing further interrogation.
