Troops of Sector 7 Operation SAFE HAVEN have arrested two k!llers of Reverend Father, Sylvester Okechukwu, the parish priest of St. Mary Catholic Church, Tachira village in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
LIB reported that the priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, was m8rdered after he was kidnapped March 4, 2025.
Media Information Officer Operation SAFE HAVEN, Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday, March 25.
According to Major Zhakom, the abduction was masterminded by one of the suspects, Douglas Henry, who lives in the same house with the slain priest.
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,” the statement read.
“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 LGA of the State.
“The arrested suspects are in custody undergoing further interrogation.”
