President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into the gruesome murder of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in Kano State’s Chiranci community. President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into the gruesome killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children at the Chiranci community in Kano State.
In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President condemned the attack, calling it barbaric, and expressed condolences to the bereaved family.
“The President condemned the barbaric action and expressed condolences to the bereaved family,” the statement read.
Tinubu also praised the police for the quick arrest of the main suspects and directed security agencies to ensure a thorough prosecution.
“The President commended the police for the prompt arrest of the principal suspects and directed the investigation and diligent prosecution of the suspects,” the statement continued.
The President reassured Nigerians that the Federal Government is committed to protecting lives and property, emphasising that such acts of violence will not be tolerated.
It was previously reported that seven people, including a 35-year-old woman and her six children, were killed in a violent attack on Saturday at Kano’s Dorayi Chiranci Quarters.
The victims, Fatima Abubakar and her children, were attacked at their home by suspected hoodlums who allegedly broke into the house and inflicted fatal injuries with dangerous weapons.
Confirming the incident, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, stated that the command received a distress call at 12:10 p.m. on January 17 reporting the attack on Haruna Bashir’s household.
He stated that the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Bakori, immediately dispatched a team of officers to the scene, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operations, DCP Lawal Mani.
According to police, the victims were taken to Kano’s Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed their deaths.
As investigations into the incident continued on Sunday, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the Kano State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, stated that three main suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a housewife and her six children.
The arrests were made following intelligence-led and coordinated operations that took place between the night of January 17 and the early hours of Sunday, January 18, 2026.
Kiyawa stated that the arrests were made on the orders of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and under the supervision of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.
“The Kano State Police Command, leveraging intelligence-led policing, has successfully arrested three main suspects in the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters,” Kiyawa stated.
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