A Kano State High Court sitting at Bompai has sentenced two men to death by hanging for the homicide of a 35-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in Dorayi Chiranci, Kano.
The court, presided over by Justice Nasiru Saminu, delivered the judgment on Friday, November 6, 2026, after discovering Umar Auwalu, popularly often known as Breaker, and Yakubu Dayyabu responsible of the killings.
The victims, who have been murdered on January 17, 2026, have been Fatima and her children: Maimuna, 17; Aisha, 16; Bashir, 13; Abubakar, 10; Faruk, seven; and Abdussalam, aged one and a half years.
The two convicts have been every handed seven death sentences, one for each sufferer, for culpable murder punishable with death below Section 221 of the Penal Code.
They have been additionally sentenced to life imprisonment with exhausting labour for conspiracy to commit culpable murder and armed theft.
However, the third defendant, Isyaku Yakubu, also referred to as Chebe or Chobe, was discharged and acquitted by the court.
During the trial, the court heard that the attackers gained entry to the victims’ residence after Fatima opened the door for Auwalu, whom she knew as her nephew.
The assailants allegedly locked the home and attacked the household with harmful objects, together with a cutlass, a membership and a stitching machine, killing all seven occupants.
Neighbours reportedly compelled their means into the home after listening to cries for assist however discovered that the attackers had escaped.
Auwalu, recognized because the chief of the group, reportedly admitted partial duty for the crime however pleaded for leniency.
He additionally alleged throughout the proceedings {that a} herbalist recognized as Thomas had equipped him with incense and instructed him to proceed finishing up related assaults.
