By Our Correspondent
The Kano State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in the brutal murder case of Fatima Abubakar, 35, and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano.
Three suspects have been arrested, including Umar Auwalu, the deceased woman’s nephew, who has confessed to the crime.
The attack occurred on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at around 12:10 pm, when unknown hoodlums broke into the house, armed with dangerous weapons, and inflicted fatal injuries on the victims.
This was disclosed in a statement issued to media outlets by CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Police Public Relations Officer for the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command.
The statement added that the police received a distress call and immediately deployed a team to the scene, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Lawal Isah Mani.
The suspects, identified as Umar Auwalu (23), Isyaku Yakubu (40), and Yakubu Abdulaziz (21), were arrested during a sting operation.
Items recovered from the suspects include blood-stained clothes, two mobile phones belonging to the deceased, a cutlass, a club, and an undisclosed amount of cash.
The investigation is ongoing, led by ACP Wada Jarma, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The police have extended their condolences to the family and the people of Dorayi Chiranchi and Kano State.
