Source: Africa Publicity
An aggrieved Nigerian father, has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria to quickly kill his son who is alleged to have led a gang that gruesomely killed his auntie and her six children.
Mallam Auwal says his son deserves to be killed expeditiously for his murderous act, appealing that he should not be kept in prison and fed with taxpayers money.
Fatima Abubakar, age 35, and her six children Maimuna, 17, Aisha, 16, Bashir, 13, Abubakar, 10, Faruk, 7, and Abdulsalam, barely one and half years old, were killed during the attack at the Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters on Saturday, January 17, 2026, according to Kano State Police Command in a statement.
According to the statement, Umar Auwalu, was the leader of the gang and a nephew to Fatima, saying he admitted that the leader of the gang also admitted that the same syndicate has carried out a series of gruesome killings, including the murder and burning of two housewives at Tudun Yola Quarters, Kano.
The statement pointed out that four bloodstained clothes, the deceased’s two mobile phones, stolen money, a cutlass, club (Gora), and other dangerous weapons were recovered from the suspects.
It says “The Kano State Police Command, acting on the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has leveraged intelligence-led policing to apprehend three (03) suspected masterminds behind the brutal murder of a housewife and her six (06) children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Kano on 17th January, 2026.”
The statement added “Under the direction of Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, PhD, sfipma, mnim, mnips, masis, a team of police crack operatives successfully arrested the suspects.”
“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 gruesome killing of Fatima and her children has sparked public outrage in Nigeria.
Thorough investigation
Nigeria’s Presiden, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a statement released over the weekend, condemned the killing of Fatima and her children.
President Tinubu ordered that a thorough investigation be launched into the incident.
Speaking in a Radio interview, Mallam Awal distanced himself from his son, describing him as “useless to society” and insisting that he should be executed rather than kept in prison.
He lamented “What he committed against my younger sister and her six children, my wife’s younger sister and her co-wife is condemnable. I distance myself from him. I don’t even want them to waste time on prosecution. Umar and his likes are supposed to be eliminated. They are not supposed to be remanded and fed with taxpayers’ money.”
Nigeria: Kano State Police Arrest 3 Suspects For Brutal Killing of Woman and Her 6 Children
