Three suspects are in police net over the killing of a mother and her six children in Kano.
Thirty-five-year-old Fatima Abubakar, and her six children were murdered in their residence in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters at 12.10 pm on Saturday.
Kano Police command spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, gave the suspects’ names as: Umar Auwalu, 23 of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters, Isyaku Yakubu, aka ‘Chebe’, 40, of Sagagi Quarters, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, aka ‘Wawo’, 21, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters all in Kano.
Kiyawa said the command acted on the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and deployed intelligence-led policing to track the suspects.
CSP Kiyawa said the suspects would be charged to court on conclusion of investigation.
He assured that perpetrators of crimes must be punished by the law.
Police Commissioner Ibrahim Adamu Bakori hailed the officers for the timely arrest of the suspects and commended the public for their support.
Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, commended the police for their efforts. Barau, in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Ismail Mudashir, described the arrest as soothing news and called for a speedy trial of the suspects.
“I commend the command for its swiftness. This is the first leg; the command should conduct a thorough investigation and ensure a speedy trial so that these ‘killers’ are prosecuted and brought to book.
“They must face the full wrath of the law. We will follow this to its logical conclusion. Over the past hours, I have been traumatised, devastated and overwhelmed by the gruesome murder of these innocent children and their mother. This is barbaric and beyond comprehension.
“May Almighty Allah grant the victims Aljannatul Firdaus and give the husband/ father of the children, Haruna Bashir, the strength to bear this,” he said.