- The Nigerian Army is actively working to arrest an accomplice, who will be charged in court after the investigation is complete
- The murderer confessed to approaching Mrs. Dorathy while working on the farmland, intending to forcefully intimate with her, leading to her gruesome murder
The murderer of Mrs. Dorathy Jonathan was apprehended by Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) troops in Kaduna State’s Southern Kaduna region.
On Friday, September 1, 2023, while obtaining firewood in Afana village, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of the State, Jonathan was brutally killed.
The murderer, Lot Dauda, was apprehended through a manhunt launched by troops of Operations Safe Haven who acted immediately based on credible intelligence obtained, according to an army statement released on Thursday. Lot Dauda confessed to having committed the crime alongside an accomplice (name withheld) now at large.
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.”