Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested two suspects linked to the killing of Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu in Kaduna State.
According to a statement on Wednesday by OPSH Media Officer, Major Samson Zhakom, the arrests followed a raid on a Ruga settlement in Warsa-Piti, Lere Local Government Area. The prime suspect, a 33-year-old man, reportedly confessed that he had been hired by a resident of the slain priest’s home to carry out the abduction.
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Father Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, was kidnapped from his residence in Tachira, Kaura LGA, on 4 March at about 9:15 p.m. His body was discovered the following day.
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