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From Jude Owuamanam, Jos
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have captured the murderer of one Mrs Dorathy Jonathan in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State.
Mrs. Jonathan was allegedly murdered on Friday, September 1, 2023 in cold blood while fetching firewood at Afana village in Zango Kataf local government area of the state.
Media Information Officer, Operations, Captain Oya James, said in Jos that 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 Operation Safe Haven, who acted immediately based on credible intelligence obtained.
James said the murderer narrated that he approached Mrs Jonathan while working on farmland, and wanted to get intimate forcefully with the victim who put up a struggle, leading to her gruesome murder. He said efforts were ongoing to arrest the other accomplice, while the arrested suspect would be charged to court once investigation is completed.
He said the success was 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 environs, following the stakeholders engagement on September 10, 2023.
