Crime
Tinubu Orders Probe into Kano Family Massacre
President Bola Tinubu orders full investigation into the killing of Fatima Abubakar and her six children in Kano, condemning the barbaric act
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into the killing of housewife Fatima Abubakar and her six children at Chiranci community in Kano State.
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In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President condemned the attack as barbaric and condoled with the bereaved family.
Tinubu commended the police for the swift arrest of the principal suspects and directed security agencies to ensure diligent prosecution.
“The President commended the police for the swift arrest of the principal suspects and ordered the investigation and diligent prosecution of the suspects,” the statement said, adding that the Federal Government is committed to protecting lives and property.
PUNCH Online had reported that the seven victims, including 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her six children, were attacked at their home on Saturday by suspected hoodlums wielding dangerous weapons.
Kano State Police Public Relations Officer CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa confirmed that the police received a distress call around 12:10 p.m. on January 17, and a team led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Lawal Mani was dispatched to the scene.
The victims were evacuated to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Investigations continued on Sunday, leading to the arrest of three principal suspects.
CSP Kiyawa said the arrests followed intelligence-led operations conducted between the night of January 17 and early hours of January 18, under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori and directives from Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun.
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“The Kano State Police Command, leveraging intelligence-led policing, has successfully arrested three principal suspects behind the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranci Quarters,” Kiyawa stated.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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