President Bola Tinubu has directed a thorough investigation into the brutal killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in the Chiranci community of Kano State.
In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President condemned the attack as barbaric and extended his condolences to the grieving family.
He also praised the police for the swift apprehension of the main suspects and instructed security agencies to ensure a diligent prosecution.
“The President condemned the action as barbaric and condoled with the bereaved family over the tragedy. He commended the police for the rapid arrest of the principal suspects and ordered thorough investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators,” the statement said.
According to earlier reports, the victims, including the 35-year-old mother and her six children, were attacked at their home in Dorayi Chiranci Quarters on Saturday by suspected hoodlums who used dangerous weapons to inflict fatal injuries.
Confirming the incident, Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the command received a distress call around 12:10 p.m. on January 17 about the attack on the household of Haruna Bashir.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Bakori, promptly deployed a team of officers led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, DCP Lawal Mani.
The victims were evacuated to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
CSP Kiyawa added that three principal suspects have been arrested following intelligence-led operations conducted between the night of January 17 and the early hours of January 18, under the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the supervision of CP Bakori.
The President assured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s commitment to safeguarding lives and property, emphasizing that acts of violence would not be tolerated.
