A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kaduna State has been hacked to death by a gang that specialises in phone snatching and other crimes.

The victim, Grace Chalya Silas, was killed in the Barnawa area of the Kaduna metropolis while doing her early morning jogging along the road on Thursday.

A close friend of the late Grace told Channels Television that the criminals stabbed her in the chest and later made away with her phone.

Police Launch Manhunt

Police authorities have launched a manhunt for the assailants.

While the management of the NYSC is yet to comment on the incident, spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command Manir Hassan said the police authorities are on a manhunt for the killers.

“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,” he said.

“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.”