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The Special Military Taskforce, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), operating in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna states, have arrested suspected killers of Na’aman Stephen, a Catholic seminarian. The Media Officer of OPSH, Capt. James Oya, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Jos. The gunmen killed Na’aman when they attacked the rectory of St Raphael Catholic Church, Fadan-Kamatan of Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The seminarian was killed when the criminals set the rectory ablaze after a failed kidnap attempt on the two priests working in the parish.
According to Oya, among the arrested suspects were those who killed Dorathy Jonathan at Afana community of Zangon Kataf, after they failed to have carnal knowledge of her.
“Also, these suspects involved in the attack and burning of St Raphael’s Catholic Church Fadan Kamatan on Sept. 7, are also here. “The swift response of our troops rescued Rev. Frs. Emmanuel Okolo and Noah Monday, the parish priest and his assistant.
“On the whole, we have eight suspects in our custody who are arrested for committing the above crimes and also running a gun manufacturing factory in the area,” he said. The media officer said that 31 weapons of various categories were recovered during the operation that led to the arrest of the suspects. These weapons include three AK-47 rifles; 10 locally fabricated pistols, five locally fabricated AK-47 rifles, nine revolvers, three locally fabricated submachine guns, rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and machine tools,” he said.
