The Kano state police command has arrested three people in connection with the massacre of a family in Chiranchi area of Dorayi in Gwale local government area of Kano state.
CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s public relations officer disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists in Kano on Sunday.
According to the statement, the command after a leveraged intelligence gathering led to the arrest of three (03) suspected masterminds behind the brutal murder of a housewife and her six (06) children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano yesterday.
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It said police under the directives by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun and the state commissioner of police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori made the successful apprehension after a team of police crack operatives were deployed to the area.
The statement named the suspects as Umar Auwalu, aged 23 years old of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters Kano, Isyaku Yakubu, AKA ‘Chebe’, aged 40 years old, of Sagagi Quarters Kano, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, ‘m’, AKA ‘Wawo’, 21 years old, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters Kano, were all 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,” said the statement.
It said the 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.