Police arrest three suspects over killing of housewife, six children in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano.

The arrests followed intelligence-led operations carried out on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, according to a press release issued on Sunday.

The operation was coordinated under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.

Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the suspects were apprehended during an overnight sting operation based on credible intelligence.

“Acting on credible intelligence, a team of crack operatives successfully apprehended three suspected masterminds behind the brutal killing of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters,” Kiyawa said.

The suspects were identified as Umar Auwalu, 23, of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters; Isyaku Yakubu, also known as Chebe, 40, of Sagagi Quarters; and Yakubu Abdulaziz, popularly called Wawo, 21, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters.

Police disclosed that Umar Auwalu, alleged to be the leader of the syndicate and a nephew of the deceased, confessed to orchestrating the attack.

“During interrogation, the principal suspect confessed to the crime and further admitted that the syndicate had been involved in several violent attacks in the recent past, including the killing and burning of two housewives at Tudun Yola Quarters,” the spokesperson said.

Items recovered from the suspects include blood-stained clothes, two mobile phones belonging to the deceased, a cutlass, a club locally known as a gora, and an undisclosed amount of cash allegedly stolen from the crime scene.

Police said the recovered items are crucial to the ongoing investigation, which is still in progress.

The Command commended the officers involved in the operation and appreciated members of the public for their cooperation.

It assured residents of Kano State that all those involved in criminal acts would be brought to justice.

The incident has continued to generate outrage in Dorayi Chiranchi and across the state, with renewed calls for community vigilance and improved security measures.