The Nigerian Army on Thursday, said troops of Operation Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have captured the alleged murderer of one Mrs. Dorathy Jonathan in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State.
The army in a terse statement posted on its X handle said Mrs. Jonathan was murdered on Friday 1 September 2023 in cold blood while fetching firewood at Afana village in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the State.
The statement said the alleged killer, Lot Dauda was captured on 10 September 2023 and has confessed to having committed the crime alongside an accomplice (name withheld) now at large.
It said Dauda was arrested through a manhunt launched by troops of Operations SAFE HAVEN who acted immediately based on credible intelligence obtained.
“The murderer narrated that he approached Mrs. Dorathy while working on a farmland and wanted to get intimate forcefully with the victim who put up a struggle leading to her gruesome murder,” the statement reads.
“Efforts are ongoing to arrest the other accomplice, while the arrested suspect would be charged to court once the investigation is completed.”
TROOPS OF OPERATION SAFE HAVEN CAPTURES MURDERER OF DORATHY JONATHAN IN SOUTHERN KADUNA
In line with Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) Major General AE Abubakar resolve to bring all perpetrators of crime to justice in Southern Kaduna and environ, following the stakeholders… pic.twitter.com/z1bR5lovj1
— Nigerian Army (@HQNigerianArmy) September 14, 2023
