Court sentences killers of Kano housewife, 6 children to death
By Salim Ashir Mahuta, Kano A Kano State High Court sitting at Bompai has sentenced Umar Auwalu, popularly known as Breaker, and Yakubu Dayyabu, also known as Wawo, to death by hanging for killing a woman, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children at their residence located at Dorayi Chiranci in Kano. Justice Nasiru Saminu of […]
The Kano State High Court in Bompai has sentenced Umar Auwalu, known as Breaker, and Yakubu Dayyabu, known as Wawo, to death by hanging for the brutal murder of Fatima Abubakar and her six children. The court found the two defendants guilty of culpable homicide in the heinous crime committed on January 17, 2026, at their home in Dorayi Chiranci, Kano.
Justice Nasiru Saminu delivered the verdict, ruling that each of the convicts faces death by hanging for the seven counts of culpable homicide and will also serve life imprisonment with hard labor for armed robbery. The court acquitted Isiyaku Abdul’azeez, the third defendant, as the prosecution could not establish his involvement in the murders and conspiracy.
Kano State Attorney General, Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, described the incident as a tragic day in the state's history, emphasizing that the killings would not be forgotten. Maude, who led the prosecution, stated that the court considered eight witnesses, thirty exhibits, and the defense's evidence before arriving at its decision. He expressed satisfaction with the judgment and affirmed the government's commitment to executing the death sentence if the convicts do not appeal within the allowed legal timeframe.
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