Just in: Kano Court Sentences Two to Death for Killing Housewife, Six Children

On November 6, 2026, a Kano State High Court sitting at Bompai sentenced two men, Umar Auwalu and Yakubu Daiyebu, to death by hanging for the brutal murder of a 35-year-old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children. The tragic incident occurred at their residence in Dorayi Chiranci Quarters, Kano, on January 17, 2026.

Reported by Leadership, Daily Post, Daily Trust, Channels Television.