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A female member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Grace Chalya Silas, has been murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Kaduna State.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident
According to the PPRO, the deceased was having an early morning exercise when some hoodlums ambushed her with the intention to steal her phone on Thursday.
He said, “She was stabbed by some elements while she was doing her body exercise along GRA road in Barnawa this morning.
“The suspects who were on a bike, stopped and wanted to snatch her phone. While they were struggling to snatch the phone, one of the suspects used a sharp knife and stabbed her.
“When the police received the information, she was quickly rushed to Harmony Hospital, where she was later confirmed dead by the doctors”.
The PPRO noted that the Commissioner of Police, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, has directed a thorough investigation into the incident.
He added that the Command would do everything within its power to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book.