Photos Female Corper From Nightclub Killed In Abuja
The life of a 25-year-old corps member,
Charity Thilza, has been brought to an abrupt end three days to the
completion of her National Youth Service Corps programme in Abuja .The
Borno State indigene was killed by some robbers along Wuse 2 Road while
she was returning home from a nightclub in Carribean, Wuse 2 around 3
am on Monday.
The ‘passing-out parade,’ which marked the
completion of her one-year programme would hold on Thursday (today). She
studied Linguistics and English at the University of Maiduguri .
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Metro learnt that Thilza and four friends identified simply as Lola,
Bisi, Pooja (an Indian) and a man had attended a show at the club where a
hip hop artiste, Chibuzor Azubuike, popularly called Phyno performed on
Sunday.
They were said to be returning home from the party in a car the following day when the robbers gave them a chase.
The
assailants reportedly shot at the car repeatedly and some of the
bullets pierced through the windscreen and hit Thilza who was sitting at
the back. One of the friends Lola was said to have also sustained
gunshot injuries.
Our correspondent learnt that the robbers
retreated when they noticed that the driver of the car was heading
towards a police station.
Thilza’s close friend, Thlama Bukar
said she was rushed to a hospital but was rejected. She said she died on
the way to another hospital that she was referred to.
Bukar who
spoke with the press on the telephone said she was together with Thilza
until Friday, when she (Bukar) returned to Maiduguri, Borno State, where
she lives.
She said, “ Phyno performed at the Carribean (the
club) on Sunday. They were coming back home around 3 am on Monday when
they noticed that a car was trailing them. They took a detour but the
car continued following them.
The driver of their car started
speeding and the robbers opened fire on the car. Unfortunately some of
the bullets hit Thilza from the back of the car.
“Five persons
went for the party. One of them is a man, but I don’t know his name . I
learnt Lola was also hit by the bullets and has been admitted to a
hospital. The incident was reported to the police.
“Thilza lived
in Zone 6, Wuse 2 and served at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence
Corps in Abuja. She clocked 25 years in January. Her corpse will be
brought to Maiduguri on Thursday (today). Her father is late .
Presently, her mother is not talking ; she is very distraught. She was
the first child of the family. She has four young siblings.”
Bukar said Thilza had planned to join the NSCDC after the service, adding that her death was a big loss to the family.
She
said, “She was a kind and simple person. I left her and other friends
in Abuja on Friday. They accompanied me to the airport when I was
returning to Maiduguri. She told me she wanted to join the NSCDC.”
Friends of the deceased on Facebook have also expressed shock over her death, extending their condolences to her family.
One
Monsurat Abdulrasaq wrote, “Oh Charity! Our souls are full of pains on
hearing of your unfair demise. This got to me like a swift wind. May God
comfort your entire family at this tough time. May God bring you
comfort. Amen”
A colleague, Jabal Gadzama wrote on Thilza’s timeline that they met a few days ago.
“Please
can someone explain what happened to me? I was with her last week
during the biometric for our NYSC final clearance. Please just tell me
it is not true,” she said.
The spokesperson for the NYSC, Federal
Capital Territory, Mrs. Abosede Aderibigbe said the corps was making
efforts to ensure the release of the corpse for burial.
She said,
“The victim was our member with code number, FCT/15a/5295. She was
supposed to pass out on Thursday (today). We learnt she and her friends
went clubbing.
“When they were coming back around 3 am in a
flashy car, armed robbers trailed them. When they could not get them,
they shot at the car and the bullets hit her.
“They tried rushing
her to the National Hospital, Abuja but she died on the way. The family
members are in Abuja with the NYSC coordinator. The corpse is with the
police. Possibly, it will be released for burial today (Thursday).”
The
police spokesperson, FCT Command, ASP Anjuguri Mensah, said he was on a
course and promised to send the number of his deputy to our
correspondent for comments on the incident. He had, however yet to send
the number as of press time.
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