Court sentences two males to demise by hanging for homicide of Kano housewife and her 6 youngsters

Crime

By Linda Ikeji
6 November 2026, 3:01 pm

A Kano State High Court sitting at Bompai has sentenced Umar Auwalu, popularly referred to as Breaker, and Yakubu Dayyabu, often known as Wawo, to demise by hanging for the homicide of a 35-year-old girl, Fatima Abubakar, and her six youngsters.

LIB reported that the housewife and her youngsters, Maimuna, 17; Aisha, 16; Bashir, 13; Abubakar, 10; Faruk, 7; and Abdussalam, aged one and a half years, had been brutally murdered at their residence situated at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters on January 17, 2026.

Police arrested Auwalu, the nephew to the deceased housewife, and two different suspects throughout a sting operation that lasted for seven hours.

Justice Nasiru Saminu of High Court No. 11 delivered the judgement on Friday, November 6, after discovering the 2 defendants responsible of culpable murder within the ugly killing of the seven members of the family on January 17, 2026.

The court docket sentenced every of the convicts to demise by hanging for the seven counts of culpable murder and likewise handed them life imprisonment with onerous labour for armed theft.

The court docket, nonetheless, discharged and acquitted the third defendant, Isiyaku Abdul’azeez, after discovering that the prosecution failed to determine his involvement within the homicide and conspiracy fees.

Speaking after the judgement, Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, described January 17, 2026, as a tragic day within the historical past of the state, saying the homicide of the seven members of the family was an incident that may not be forgotten.

Maude, who led the prosecution group, mentioned the court docket arrived at its resolution after contemplating eight prosecution witnesses, thirty reveals and the proof offered by the defence.

He mentioned the prosecution was glad with the judgement, including that the court docket had discovered Umar Auwalu and Yakubu Dayyabu responsible of the homicide of all seven victims and armed theft.

The Attorney General mentioned the federal government was ready to make sure the execution of the demise sentence if the convicts did not attraction inside the interval allowed by regulation.

He counseled the police for conducting an intensive investigation and members of the Ministry of Justice for his or her dedication to making sure that justice was served.

Maude additionally disclosed that Isiyaku Abdul’azeez alias Chebe had been cleared within the current case however was dealing with two different instances for which judgements had been anticipated at a later date.

During the proceedings, Justice Saminu expressed the gravity of the crime, saying that if there have been a punishment extra extreme than demise, the court docket would have imposed it on the convicts due to the magnitude of the killings.

The case adopted the brutal assault on the household at their Dorayi residence in January, wherein Fatima and her six youngsters had been killed, whereas her husband, Haruna Bashir, survived.

The prosecution was led by Maude and Barrister Salisu Muhammad Tahir, whereas Barristers J.I. Musa and A.I. Baba represented the defendants.