- Chalya Silas, a member of the National Youth duty Corps (NYSC), was killed by suspected armed robbers while exercising early in the morning in the Barnawa region of Kaduna state as part of her national duty.
- Chalya was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning at Barnawa, a hamlet in the state’s Kaduna South Local Government Area, according to her friends, who were left in shock and great sadness.
- The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the assassination of the female Corps member and has since swung into action in pursuit of the killers, despite the fact that the NYSC had not yet released a statement at the time this report was filed.
- The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Command, ASP Mansir Hassan, has stated that “Chalya Silas’ killers are being sought out by the Commissioner of Police, CP Musa Yusuf Garba.”
- “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.”
- On Thursday afternoon, Barnawa was tranquil as people went about their regular business. However, some neighbors were heard to claim that the corper was killed by criminals who stole phones from the public’s careless members.
Source:
vanguard
