By Kamil Opeyemi
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the gruesome killing of the female Corps member, Chalya Silas and had since swung into action in search of the killers.
Chalya Silas, a member of the National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC), serving in Kaduna state, has been reportedly killed by suspected armed robbers at the Barnawa area where she was doing her early morning physical exercise.
NPOReports gathered that Chalya was stabbed to death when she was jogging in the morning on Wednesday at Barnawa, a community in Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state.
Reacting, the state police Command through its PPRO, ASP Mansir Hassan said the Commissioner of Police, CP Musa Yusuf Garba, has directed a manhunt for the killers of Chalya Silas.
“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.
“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 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 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.” the PPRO said.
As at the time of filing this report, the NYSC management is yet to issue a statement in that regard