The Kano State Police Command, says it has arrested three suspected masterminds behind the brutal murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano, on 17th January, 2026
The command said it leveraged on intelligence-led policing to apprehend the three suspects.
CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State Command, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Kano on Sunday.
Kiyawa said a team of police crack operatives successfully arrested the suspects.
The statement said : “The suspects, Umar Auwalu, ‘m’, 23 years old of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters Kano, Isyaku Yakubu, ‘m’, AKA ‘Chebe’, 40 years old, of Sagagi Quarters Kano, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, ‘m’, AKA ‘Wawo’, 21 years old, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters Kano, were arrested during a Sting Operation that lasted between 10pm of 17th January 2026 and 4am of 18th January 2026.
“The leader of the syndicate, Umar Auwalu, a nephew to the deceased housewife, confessed to the crime and also admitted that the same syndicate has carried out a series of gruesome killings and attacks in the recent past, including the killing and burning of two housewives at Tudun Yola Quarters Kano.
“Recoveries from the suspects included four clothes with blood stains, the deceased’s two mobile phones, a Cutlass, a Club (Gora), and some amount of money robbed at the scene, as well as dangerous weapons. Investigation is in progress.
“The Kano State Police Command commends the efforts of the Police Officers involved in the operation, members of the public for their prayers, support, encouragement and cooperation, and assures the public of its commitment to bringing perpetrators of crimes to justice,”
(vitalnewsngr.com)
