The Kano State police command, utilizing sturdy intelligence community, has apprehended three suspected masterminds behind the brutal homicide of a housewife and her six kids in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano on January 17, 2026.
The Police Spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, mentioned police acted on the directives of the Inspector-Common of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to apprehend three  suspected masterminds behind the brutal killings.

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He mentioned below the course of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, a group of police crack operatives efficiently arrested the suspects, Umar Auwalu, 23 years previous of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters Kano, Isyaku Yakubu,  AKA ‘Chebe’, 40 years previous, of Sagagi Quarters Kano, and Yakubu Abdulaziz,  AKA ‘Wawo’, 21 years previous, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters Kano.

He mentioned the suspects had been arrested throughout a sting operation that lasted between 10pm of seventeenth January 2026 and 4am of 18th January 2026.

“The chief of the syndicate, Umar Auwalu, a nephew to the deceased housewife, confessed to the crime and in addition admitted that the identical syndicate has carried out a sequence of grotesque killings and assaults within the current previous, together with the killing and burning of two housewives at Tudun Yola Quarters Kano.”

CSP Kiyawa, famous that recoveries from the suspects included 4 garments with blood stains, the deceased’s two cell phones, a Cutlass, a membership (Gora), and a few quantity of cash taken from their victims, in addition to harmful weapons.

“The Police Command commends the efforts of the law enforcement officials concerned within the operation, members of the general public for his or her prayers, assist, encouragement and cooperation, and assures the general public of its dedication to bringing perpetrators of the crimes to justice.”