Police Link Dorayi Family ings to Earlier Tudun Yola s in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has confirmed a link between the brutal ing of a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi and the earlier of two women in Tudun Yola.

The Tudun Yola incident occurred in November 2025, when unknown ers allegedly invaded a residence, ed two co-wives, and set the house ablaze. The 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 ings.

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 s.

“The suspects arrested in connection with the of a woman and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi have confessed to carrying out the ing 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 elished a clear connection between the two cases. He revealed that one of the women ed and secretly buried in Tudun Yola was related to the prime suspect in the Dorayi ings.

“Our initial investigation has confirmed a relationship between the Tudun Yola ings 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.