The Kano State Police Command has confirmed a link between the brutal killing of a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi and the earlier murder of two women in Tudun Yola.
The Tudun Yola incident occurred in November 2025, when unknown attackers allegedly invaded a residence, killed two co-wives, and set the house ablaze. The attack sparked widespread fear at the time, with no suspects immediately identified.
However, fresh revelations have emerged following the arrest of suspects connected to the Dorayi killings.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed that the suspects had confessed to carrying out the earlier Tudun Yola murders.
“The suspects arrested in connection with the murder of a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi have confessed to carrying out the killing of two women in Tudun Yola in November 2025,” Kiyawa said.
The suspects were identified as Umar Auwalu, 23, of Sabuwar Gandu; Isyaku Yakubu, 40, of Sagagi; and Yakubu Abdulaziz, 21, of Sabon Gida, Sharada.
Speaking to journalists, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adam Bakori, said preliminary investigations had established a clear connection between the two cases. He revealed that one of the women killed and secretly buried in Tudun Yola was related to the prime suspect in the Dorayi killings.
“Our initial investigation has confirmed a relationship between the Tudun Yola killings and the Dorayi case. One of the victims in Tudun Yola is the aunt of the prime suspect, Umar Auwalu,” CP Bakori stated.
The police said investigations are ongoing to fully uncover the circumstances surrounding both incidents and to determine whether other individuals were involved. The command assured the public that all those found culpable would be brought to justice.
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