Troops of Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, have captured the murderer of one Mrs Dorathy Jonathan in Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State.
Jonathan was murdered on Friday, September 1, 2023, in cold blood while fetching firewood at Afana village in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the State.
The army in a statement issued on Thursday said the murderer, Lot Dauda, who confessed to have committed the crime alongside an accomplice (name withheld) now at large, was arrested through a manhunt launched by troops of Operations Safe Haven who acted immediately based on credible intelligence obtained.
The statement read: “In line with the Commander, Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General AE Abubakar’s resolve to bring all perpetrators of crime to justice in Southern Kaduna and environ, following stakeholders’ engagement on 10 September, 2023, troops of OPSH have captured the murderer of one Mrs Dorathy Jonathan in Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State.
“The murderer narrated that he approached Mrs Dorathy while working on a farmland and wanted to get intimate with the victim who put up a struggle leading to her gruesome murder.
“Efforts are ongoing to arrest the other accomplice, while the arrested suspect would be charged to court once investigation is completed.”
