Police React To Murder Of NYSC Member In Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the brutal murder of a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Grace Chalya Silas, by unidentified persons in the state.

The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, stated that the state Police Commissioner, Musa Yusuf Garba, has directed a manhunt for the killers of the Corps member.

Silas was reported to have been stabbed to death during her morning jogging at the Barnawa, in Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.

Following the said incident, the deceased’s friends and coursemates at the University of Jos (UNIJOS) took to Facebook to mourn her.

Speaking with The Punch, Hassan said the Commissioner of Police, after an emergency meeting of the top hierarchy of the command, had ordered the Barnawa Divisional Police Officer and operatives to hunt for the killers of the Corps member.

He said, “It’s a very tragic incident. She was performing her early morning jogging(exercise) when some miscreants(phone snatchers) 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 the clinic, where she was later confirmed dead.

“Since the incident was reported to the police, the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, held an emergency meeting with the top hierarchy of 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.”