Outrage as female corps member is killed in Kaduna

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There is outrage as a female member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Grace Chalya Silas, was stabbed to death by  suspected armed robbers in Kaduna State.

The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the incident to journalists saying the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday.

Hassan said Chalya was having an early morning exercise when some the criminals attacked her with the intention to steal her phone.

“She was stabbed by some elements while she was doing her body exercise along GRA road in Barnawa this morning,”  the PPRO said.

He explained that the suspects who were on a bike, stopped and wanted to snatch Chalya ‘s phone and while  struggling to snatch it, one of them 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,”hr said.

The PPRO said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, has directed a thorough investigation into the incident.

He assure that the Command would do everything within its power to apprehend the culprits and prosecute them for the crime