{"id":156943,"date":"2025-03-27T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/army-troops-arrest-killers-of-rev-father-in-kaduna"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:57:12","slug":"army-troops-arrest-killers-of-rev-father-in-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-troops-arrest-killers-of-rev-father-in-kaduna","title":{"rendered":"Army troops arrest killers of Rev father in Kaduna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Army has reported that its troops from Sector 7 Operation Safe Haven have apprehended the killers of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was murdered after being kidnapped in Tachira village, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer for Operation Safe Haven, stated in a release that the suspects were arrested on 25 March 2025 following a raid on the prime suspect\u2019s hideout, located at Ruga settlement in Warsa-Piti village, Lere LGA of Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported that during preliminary investigation, the prime suspect, Pate Yau, 33, confessed to having been contracted by one Douglas Henry, who lived in the same house as the slain priest, to kidnap him.<\/p>\n<p>Troops, in a follow-up operation, arrested Douglas Henry at Agwan Sariki Tachira in Kaura LGA of the state. The arrested suspects are currently in custody, undergoing further interrogation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian Army has reported that its troops from Sector 7 Operation Safe Haven have apprehended the killers of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, who was murdered after being kidnapped in Tachira village, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. 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