Seven Members of Family Killed in Suspected Housebreak Attack in Kano
Tragedy struck Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano on Saturday, January 17, 2026, after seven members of a family were brutally murdered in what police believe was a housebreak attack.
The victims were identified as 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her six children. According to reports, unknown assailants broke into their home around 12:10 p.m., wielding dangerous weapons and inflicting fatal injuries on all seven occupants.
The Kano State Police Command said it received a distress call shortly after the incident and immediately deployed officers to the scene. Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Bakori, upon receiving the report, mobilised a team led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Lawal Mani, to the residence.
The victims were evacuated and rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, where they were pronounced dead by doctors.
In a statement, Bakori ordered an intensive investigation into the killings, directing the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to determine the circumstances surrounding the attack.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, expressed condolences on behalf of the command.
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the immediate family of the deceased, the people of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, and the entire Kano State over this tragic loss,” Kiyawa said.
He further assured residents that the police would leave no stone unturned in bringing the perpetrators to justice and urged anyone with information to come forward to aid the investigation.
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