Troops nab 2 suspects over murder of Catholic priest

Troops of the special military taskforce, Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, have arrested two suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, according to a statement on Wednesday in Jos, the Plateau State capital, by the OPSH Media Officer, Major Samson Zhakom.

According to agency reports, Okechukwu, 

of the Catholic Diocese of Kafachan, Kaduna State, was abducted at his residence in Tachira, Kaura Local Government Area, of the state on March 4, at about 9:15 p.m.
He was later found dead on March 5.
However, Zhakom said that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, following a raid conducted by troops in a settlement at Warsa-Piti community of Lere LGA of the state.
“The suspects were arrested following a raid on the prime suspect’s hideout located at a Ruga settlement in Warsa-Piti community, Lere LGA of Kaduna State.
“During preliminary investigation, the prime suspect, a 33-year-old man, confessed to have been contracted by another man, living in the same house with the slain priest to kidnap him.
“Troops in a follow-up operation arrested the suspect at Agwan Sarki, Tachira in Kaura LGA.
“The suspects are in custody undergoing further interrogation,”he said.
Zhakom further said that investigations were still ongoing to unravel the whereabout of the remaining persons who participated in the heinous crime.