Three key suspects have been detained by the Kano State Police Command in connection with the horrifying murder of a housewife and her six children in Kano’s Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters.
The arrests came after intelligence-led operations were conducted at the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun’s request, according to a press release from Sunday.
The police commissioner, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, served as the coordinator for the operation.
CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the police’s public relations officer, made it known that the suspects had been detained throughout a nighttime sting operation.
A team of crack agents “reacted on credible intelligence” to find three suspected masterminds of the brutal murder of a housewife and her six children in the Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, according to Kiyawa.
Umar Auwalu, 23, of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters, Isyaku Yakubu, 40, of Sagagi Quarters, and Wawo Wawo, 21, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters, were identified as the suspects.
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According to police, Umar Auwalu, who is alleged to be the syndicate’s leader and the deceased’s nephew, admitted to organizing the attack.
The principal suspect admitted to the crime during interrogation and that the syndicate had been involved in a number of violent attacks in recent years, including the killing and burning of two housewives at Tudun Yola Quarters, according to the Command’s spokesperson.
Blood-stained clothing, two of the deceased’s mobile phones, a cutlass, a club (locally known as gora), and an undisclosed sum of cash allegedly taken from the crime scene are among the items recovered from the suspects.
According to Kiyawa, “these recoveries are crucial to the ongoing investigation, which is still being conducted.”
The Command praised the officers who participated in the operation and thanked the public for their assistance.
The Command’s statement concludes, “The good people of Kano State know that it will continue to work with all of its members to bring criminal acts to justice.”
Source: Channels TV
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