The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects in connection with the brutal murder of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, on Sunday.
Kiyawa said the suspects: Umar Auwalu, 23; Isyaku Yakubu, 40; and Yakubu Abdulaziz, 21, were arrested during a sting operation conducted between 10pm on January 17, 2026 and 4am on January 18, 2026.
He said that Auwalu, identified as the leader of the syndicate and a nephew of the deceased housewife, confessed to committing the crime and admitted the involvement in other killings and attacks.
According to the spokesperson, items recovered from the suspects included four blood-stained clothes, two mobile phones belonging to the deceased, a cutlass, a club (gora), and some amount of money suspected to have been stolen from the scene.
Kiyawa added that investigations were ongoing to unravel the full circumstances surrounding the incident and to apprehend other accomplices, if any.
The Kano State Police Command commended the officers involved in the operation and reassured members of the public of its commitment to bringing perpetrators of crime to justice.
