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Breaking: Police Arrest Three Suspected Masterminds Behind Brutal Killing of Kano Housewife, Six Children

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected masterminds behind the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano, following an intelligence-led operation.

The arrests were carried out under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, by a team of crack operatives who tracked and apprehended the suspects in a sting operation that lasted from 10:00pm on Friday, January 17, to 4:00am on Saturday, January 18, 2026.

Police identified the suspects 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, all in Kano metropolis.

According to the police, Umar Auwalu, described as the leader of the syndicate and a nephew of the deceased housewife, confessed to orchestrating the heinous crime. He further admitted that the same gang had been responsible for a series of violent attacks in recent times, including the killing and burning of two housewives in Tudun Yola Quarters, Kano.

Items recovered from the suspects include four blood-stained clothes, two mobile phones belonging to the deceased, a cutlass, a club (locally known as gora), and a sum of money allegedly robbed from the crime scene, alongside other dangerous weapons. Police authorities confirmed that investigations are ongoing to unravel the full extent of the syndicate’s activities and possible accomplices.

The Kano State Police Command commended the professionalism and bravery of the officers involved in the operation, while also appreciating members of the public for their prayers, support, encouragement, and cooperation throughout the investigation.

The Command reassured residents of Kano State of its unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives and property and to ensuring that all perpetrators of criminal acts are brought to justice.

The development was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command.


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How An Entire Family Were Killed In Kano

Is this how we'll fold our hand and watch evil take over our community and states in the name of appeasing God?

The reports from Freedom Radio of a devastating tragedy which occurred in Dorayi Chiranci, Kano, where unknown assailants stormed the residence of a woman, killed her and her 5 children in a brutal attack, and even threw her infant into a well is not just heartbreaking but evil.

This is more than a mere criminal act, it reflects a disturbing moral breakdown. What kind of heartlessness and abandonment of conscience could drive anyone, let alone Muslim, to carry out such a heinous crime against their own fellow Muslims?

This incident is a painful illustration of how deeply humanity can sink when reverence for Allah and compassion for human life are lost.
How would you defend a place for such savagery in Islam?

No religious justification for it, and no acceptable excuse in any civilised society. It is a horrifying and disgraceful act that should deeply trouble every upright person. Justice must be served and all those responsible must to fished out and made to suffer the most painful deaths .

Just like I always say, we should fight against any murderers and evils because humanity first before religion. We must show our disgust against such people no matter the religious affiliation. An entire generation wiped out just like that for no reason.

May God grant the family to bear this irreparable loss. Kai I woke up feeling very devastated with this news.

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What's the motive behind this

Tragic report not complete

The govt is complicit. Little wonder they had to bribe the US.

If truly the northern elites are not
Complicit in this terrible situation, they should hold and name those funding the terrorists and better shame their governors or counterparts giving or releasing them terrorist.

We sha read it in the news this last week how one state released some terrorists!

It's a shame northern so called leaders can not contain this monster caused by religious indoctrination and almajirism.

What could have been the motive behind this gruesome murder?

Chai such a pity and na to ban western Dj them sabi

Islam SMH

This is really terrible.

Wonder the motive.... If they are the real culprits, they need to be punished before execution.

The most painful punishments possible

triple996:
I can see a lot of id*ots insulting islam 4 this crime.

Is it only Muslims that commit crime?
Are there no Christians that also commit crime?
I can post over 10 threads of crime committed by Christians too, including homicides, fratricide, and all kinds of killing especially 4 rituals
U guys should stop behaving like id*ots abeg

I guess you are right when you said that there are criminals in every religion. But kai,the savagery associated with this kind of act without a clear motive is scary. People are shocked .

TrioVibes:
UPDATED:
Breaking: Police Arrest Three Suspected Masterminds Behind Brutal Killing of Kano Housewife, Six Children

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected masterminds behind the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano, following an intelligence-led operation.

The arrests were carried out under the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, by a team of crack operatives who tracked and apprehended the suspects in a sting operation that lasted from 10:00pm on Friday, January 17, to 4:00am on Saturday, January 18, 2026.

Police identified the suspects 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, all in Kano metropolis.

According to the police, Umar Auwalu, described as the leader of the syndicate and a nephew of the deceased housewife, confessed to orchestrating the heinous crime. He further admitted that the same gang had been responsible for a series of violent attacks in recent times, including the killing and burning of two housewives in Tudun Yola Quarters, Kano.

Items recovered from the suspects include four blood-stained clothes, two mobile phones belonging to the deceased, a cutlass, a club (locally known as gora), and a sum of money allegedly robbed from the crime scene, alongside other dangerous weapons. Police authorities confirmed that investigations are ongoing to unravel the full extent of the syndicate’s activities and possible accomplices.

The Kano State Police Command commended the professionalism and bravery of the officers involved in the operation, while also appreciating members of the public for their prayers, support, encouragement, and cooperation throughout the investigation.

The Command reassured residents of Kano State of its unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives and property and to ensuring that all perpetrators of criminal acts are brought to justice.

The development was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command.


................................

How An Entire Family Were Killed In Kano

Is this how we'll fold our hand and watch evil take over our community and states in the name of appeasing God?

The reports from Freedom Radio of a devastating tragedy which occurred in Dorayi Chiranci, Kano, where unknown assailants stormed the residence of a woman, killed her and her 5 children in a brutal attack, and even threw her infant into a well is not just heartbreaking but evil.

This is more than a mere criminal act, it reflects a disturbing moral breakdown. What kind of heartlessness and abandonment of conscience could drive anyone, let alone Muslim, to carry out such a heinous crime against their own fellow Muslims?

This incident is a painful illustration of how deeply humanity can sink when reverence for Allah and compassion for human life are lost.
How would you defend a place for such savagery in Islam?

No religious justification for it, and no acceptable excuse in any civilised society. It is a horrifying and disgraceful act that should deeply trouble every upright person. Justice must be served and all those responsible must to fished out and made to suffer the most painful deaths .

Just like I always say, we should fight against any murderers and evils because humanity first before religion. We must show our disgust against such people no matter the religious affiliation. An entire generation wiped out just like that for no reason.

May God grant the family to bear this irreparable loss. Kai I woke up feeling very devastated with this news.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1G7AskMgYq/

My God,where this people they even borrow mind .see cute family for christ sake. This is what you get when a whole region like the northern Nigeria still supports and promotes almajeri system.any human being that grew up in a functional home cannot throw a toddler inside a well.