A member of the National Youth Service Corps identified as Grace Chalya Silas has been stabbed to death by suspected phone snatchers in Kaduna State.
The victim was killed by three guys on Thursday morning while doing her early morning jogging along a road in Barnawa GRA, Kaduna.
Spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command Manir Hassan, who confirmed the incident said police authorities are on a manhunt for the killers.
“She was attacked by three men on a bike who collected her phone and stabbed her while she was screaming and struggling with them.
“It’s a very tragic incident. She was performing her early morning jogging when some miscreants on motorcycles pounced on her. The victim’s name is Grace Chalya Silas. She was a corps member serving in Kaduna South.
“When the case was reported to the police, operatives responded swiftly and moved to the scene of the crime where they saw the victim in the pool of her own blood. She was rushed to a clinic where she was later confirmed dead.
Since the incident was reported to the police, the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police Musa Yusuf Garba held an emergency meeting with the top hierarchy of the command over the matter. We are already in touch with NYSC in the state.
The CP has directed the Barnawa DPO and Area Commander to immediately hunt for killers of the corps member and fish out the perpetrators of the dastardly act”, he added.
