Seven Members of Family Killed in Suspected Housebreak in Kano

Tragedy struck Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano on Friday when seven members of a family were reportedly killed in a suspected housebreak attack.

The victims were identified as 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her six children. According to reports, unknown assailants broke into their home at around 12:10 p.m. and attacked the family with dangerous weapons, inflicting fatal injuries on all seven.

The Kano State Police Command said it received a distress call shortly after the attack and promptly deployed operatives to the scene.

In a statement, the command confirmed that the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, immediately mobilised a police team led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Lawal Mani, to investigate the incident.

The victims were evacuated to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano. “The bodies were immediately taken to the hospital for medical attention, but unfortunately, they were pronounced dead by doctors,” the statement added.

Bakori has ordered an intensive investigation into the killings, directing the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to determine the circumstances surrounding the attack.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, expressed condolences to the family and the community. “We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the immediate family of the deceased, the people of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, and the entire Kano State over this tragic and painful loss,” he said.

Kiyawa assured residents that the police would exhaust all efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice and urged members of the public to provide any information that could aid the ongoing investigation.