Nigerian Army troops Killed A Catholic priest in Kaduna

 Sector 7 Operation SAFE HAVEN troops! 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. 

 Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer Operation SAFE HAVEN, issued a statement on Wednesday, March 25, confirming the arrest. 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. 

 "The primary suspect, 33-year-old Pate Yau, admitted during the preliminary investigation that he was hired to kidnap the deceased priest by Douglas Henry, who lived in the same house as the priest. "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.”