Kano, Jan.18, 2026
Kano State Police Command, has confirmed arrest of three suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano on Saturday 17th January, 2026.
A statement signed by CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the Command’s public relations officer, made this known on Sunday.
It said that under the direction of Kano’s Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, a team of police crack operatives successfully arrested the suspects.
The suspects, according to the statement, were Umar Auwalu 23 of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters Kano, Isyaku Yakubu AKA ‘Chebe’, 40 years of Sagagi Quarters Kano, and Yakubu Abdulaziz AKA ‘Wawo’, 21 years of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters Kano.
“They were arrested during a sting operation that lasted between 10pm of 17th January 2026 and 4am of 18th January 2026, while the leader of the syndicate, Umar Auwalu, a nephew to the deceased housewife, confessed to the crime.
“He 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,” the statement said.
It revealed that the Police made recoveries from the suspects, that 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.
The 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.
The report however, confirmed that investigation is in progress.
Aisha Ahmed ✍ from Dutse
