The Kano State Police Command has arrested three uspected masterminds of the murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano on Saturday, January 17.
CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Command, disclosed this in a statement today.
He said the Command, acting on the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, leveraged intelligence-led policing to apprehend the three suspected masterminds behind the brutal murder in Kano.
“Under the direction of Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, a team of police crack operatives successfully arrested the suspects,” he said.
Kiyawa added that “The suspects, Umar Auwalu, ‘m’, 23 years old of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters Kano, Isyaku Yakubu, ‘m’, AKA ‘Chebe’, 40 years old, of Sagagi Quarters Kano, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, ‘m’, AKA ‘Wawo’, 21 years old, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters Kano, were arrested during a Sting Operation that lasted between 10pm of 17th January 2026 and 4am of 18th January 2026.
“The leader of the syndicate, Umar Auwalu, a nephew to the deceased housewife, confessed to the crime and also admitted that the same syndicate has carried out a series of gruesome killings and attacks in the recent past, including the killing and burning of two housewives at Tudun Yola Quarters Kano.
“Recoveries from the suspects included four clothes with blood stains, the deceased’s two mobile phones, a Cutlass, a Club (Gora), and some amount of money robbed at the scene, as well as dangerous weapons. Investigation is in progress.
“The Kano State Police Command commends the efforts of the Police Officers involved in the operation, members of the public for their prayers, support, encouragement and cooperation, and assures the public of its commitment to bringing perpetrators of crimes to justice.”
CSP Kiyawa identified the victims as Fatima Abubakar, aged 35, and her six children, who were attacked by unknown hoodlums that forcefully gained access to their home.
The command disclosed that the assailants used dangerous weapons on the victims, inflicting severe injuries that proved fatal.
Kiyawa disclosed that “The victims were attacked with dangerous weapons and sustained fatal injuries”.