The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects for the gruesome m8rder of a housewife and her six children.
The victims, Fatima Abubakar, 35, and her children, Maimuna, 17, Aisha, 16, Bashir, 13, Abubakar, 10, Faruk, 7, and Abdulsalam, barely one and half years old, were attacked with dangerous weapons after hoodlums broke into their residence.
The spokesperson of the command, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the suspects identified as Umar Auwalu, Isyaku Yakubu, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, were arrested during a sting operation that lasted for seven hours.
The leader of the gang and a nephew to the deceased housewife, Umar Auwalu, confessed to the crime.
According to the PPRO, four bloodstained clothes, the deceased’s two mobile phones, stolen money, a cutlass, club (Gora), and other dangerous weapons were recovered from the suspects.
“The Kano State Police Command, acting on the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has leveraged intelligence-led policing to apprehend three (03) suspected masterminds behind the brutal m8rder of a housewife and her six (06) children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano on 17th January, 2026,” the statement read.
“Under the direction of Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, PhD, sfipma, mnim, mnips, masis, a team of police crack operatives successfully arrested the suspects.
“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 k1llings and attacks in the recent past, including the k!lling 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.”
