Killers Of Kaduna Catholic Priest Arrested

Troops from Sector 7 of the Special Task Force, codenamed Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), have arrested the suspected killers of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a Catholic cleric who was abducted and murdered in Tachira Village, Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

According to a statement from OPSH Media Officer, Major Samson Zhakom, the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday following a raid on the hideout of the prime suspect in Ruga settlement, located in Warsa-Piti Village, Lere Local Government Area, Kaduna State.

Major Zhakom stated that the primary suspect, 33-year-old Pate Yau, confessed during interrogation that he had been hired by Douglas Henry, a resident of the same house as the slain priest, to kidnap Father Okechukwu.

In a follow-up operation, the troops also arrested Henry at Agwan Sariki Tachira in Kaura LGA. The arrested suspects are currently in custody and undergoing further interrogation.

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Father Okechukwu, the parish priest of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Tachira, was kidnapped on March 4, 2025, at around 9:40 pm from his residence. His lifeless body was discovered the next day, March 5, which was Ash Wednesday.