The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspects believed to be the masterminds behind the brutal killing of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano.
The arrests followed directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and were carried out by a team of police operatives under the supervision of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.
In a statement signed by CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Police Public Relations Officer, the command said the suspects were arrested through intelligence-led policing.
The suspects were identified as Umar Auwalu, 23, of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters, Isyaku Yakubu, 40, also known as “Chebe”, of Sagagi Quarters, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, 21, known as “Wawo”, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters.
The statement added that the suspects were arrested during a sting operation that lasted from 10pm on January 17 to 4am on January 18, 2026.
The police said the leader of the syndicate, Umar Auwalu, who is the nephew of the deceased housewife, confessed to the killings.
He reportedly admitted that the group carried out other attacks, including the killing and burning of two housewives in Tudun Yola Quarters, Kano.
“The leader of the syndicate, Umar Auwalu, a nephew to the deceased housewife, confessed to the crime,” the statement said.
It further added that the suspects confessed that the syndicate had carried out “a series of gruesome killings and attacks in the recent past.”
The police said several items were recovered from the suspects, including blood-stained clothes, the deceased’s mobile phones, a cutlass, a club (gora), money taken from the scene, and other dangerous weapons.
Investigation into the case is ongoing, the statement said.
The police also thanked members of the public for their support and promised to bring all perpetrators to justice.
“We assure the public of our commitment to bringing perpetrators of crimes to justice,” the statement said.
