The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected masterminds behind the brutal murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano on 17th January, 2026.
Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement issued Sunday said under the direction of Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Bakori, a team of police crack operatives successfully arrested the suspects.
He said 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.
Kiyawa noted: “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.”