Police Nab Nephew, Accomplices in Kano Housewife, Six Children Massacre

The Kano State Police Command arrested three key suspects in the shocking murder of a 35-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children, including an infant, at their home in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters on January 17, 2026.​ Acting on directives from Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun, operatives conducted a nighttime sting operation from 10pm on January 17 to 4am on January 18, leading to the rapid apprehensions under Commissioner Ibrahim Adamu Bakori’s supervision.​ The attack followed a distress call around 12:10pm that day; victims were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital but pronounced dead.​

Suspect Details and Confession

Umar Auwalu, 23, from Sabuwar Gandu Quarters and the deceased’s nephew, leads the syndicate and has confessed to the crime.​ His accomplices include Isyaku Yakubu, alias ‘Chebe’, 40, from Sagagi Quarters, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, alias ‘Wawo’, 21, from Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters.​ Auwalu admitted the group carried out other recent atrocities, such as killing and burning two housewives, Hauwa’u Yakubu and Zahra’u Aliyu, in Tudun Yola Quarters in November 2025.​

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Evidence Recovered

Police seized four blood-stained clothes, the victim’s two mobile phones, a cutlass, a club (gora), stolen cash, and other dangerous weapons from the suspects.​ These items link directly to the Dorayi crime scene, where attackers invaded the home of Haruna Bashir, slaughtering the family and dumping an infant in a well.​ Investigators, led by ACP Wada Jarma of the CID, continue probing motives and full syndicate involvement.​

Community Reaction and Police Assurance

Eyewitnesses described panic as a neighbor discovered the bloodied bodies, with residents like Isiyaka Yakubu noting unprecedented fear in Dorayi Chiranchi and nearby areas.​​ The community mourns deeply, unable to sleep amid rising insecurity.​ Police spokesperson CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa commended operatives and public support, vowing swift justice.​