Troops of Sector 7 under Operation SAFE HAVEN have arrested suspected 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 spokesperson of the Operation, Major Samson Zhakom, while briefing journalists in Jos on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested during a raid on a village in Lere LGA. 

Major Zhakom gave the names of the suspects as Pate Ya’u and Douglas Henry. 

The spokesperson said “The suspects were arrested on March 25, 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) 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,’’ he added.