A National Youth Service Corps member (NYSC), Grace Chalya Silas, has been stabbed to death by criminals suspected to be armed robbers in Kaduna state.
The spokesperson for the Kaduna state police command, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incident to Daily Post.
He said the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, adding that the deceased was having an early morning exercise when some hoodlums ambushed her, intending to steal her phone.
His words: “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”.
He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, has directed a thorough investigation into the incident.
He added that the Kaduna state police command would do everything possible to ensure the perpetrators were brought to book.
