The Nigeria Police Command in Kano State on Sunday, January 18, 2026, announced the arrest of three key suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano metropolis.
The arrested suspects were also linked to an earlier double murder in Tudun Yola area of Kano.
A statement by CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO), for Kano State command, said the arrests followed an intelligence-led operation carried out under the supervision of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.
Kiyawa explained that the Kano State Police Command leveraged intelligence-led policing to apprehend three suspected masterminds behind the brutal murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
The police identified the arrested 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.
The suspects were arrested during a sting operation conducted between 10pm on Saturday, January 17, and 4am on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
The statement by the police indicated that investigations revealed that Umar Auwalu, described as the suspected leader of the syndicate, who is a nephew of the deceased woman, confessed to his role in the Dorayi Chiranchi killings during interrogation.
Investigators also linked the suspects to an earlier incident in Tudun Yola Quarters, where two housewives were allegedly murdered and their bodies set ablaze, heightening fears over violent crimes in parts of the Kano metropolis.
The police statement said; “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”.
The Tudun Yola incident which occurred some weeks earlier, had generated widespread public concern and renewed calls for decisive action by security agencies to stem rising violent crime in Kano city.
Items recovered from the suspects include four blood-stained clothes, two mobile phones belonging to the deceased, a cutlass, a club, and an undisclosed sum of money allegedly stolen from the Dorayi Chiranchi residence, alongside other dangerous weapons.
The police said investigations are ongoing and assured residents that all those connected to the crimes would be brought to justice.
The police command in Kano State commended the officers that carried out the operation and expressed appreciation to members of the public for their prayers, support, and cooperation, and reiterated its commitment to safeguarding lives and property across the State.
