Police Arrests Suspects Behind Killing of Mother, Six Children
- On Saturday in Dorayi Chiranci, a housewife and three of her children were found slaughtered and an infant was thrown into an open well within their home.
- Local accounts vary, with some naming Fatima Abubakar and six children and citing different victim counts and timelines, as residents offer conflicting details.
- Bodies were taken to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital and pronounced dead, and residents of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters described the attack as shocking and unprecedented, leaving the community in mourning.
- Kano State Police spokesperson CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa said Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori has ordered an investigation and the Criminal Investigation Department of the Kano police command has commenced a probe, extending condolences and assuring justice will be served.
- Authorities say the motive and exact circumstances remain unclear as investigations continue, while residents of Dorayi Chiranci have called for increased security and law enforcement agencies to act amid palpable tension.
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