The Kano State High Court on Friday sentenced Umar Auwal and Yakubu Dayyabu to death by hanging after finding them guilty of killing a housewife, Fatima Abubakar and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi, Kano State.\n<\/p>\n
The presiding judge, Justice Nasiru Saminu of High Court No. 11, delivered the judgment after reviewing the evidence and testimonies presented during the trial.\n<\/p>\n
The court found Auwal, popularly known as Breaker, and Dayyabu, also known as Wawo, guilty of killing Fatima and her six children on January 17, 2026.\n<\/p>\n
The court consequently sentenced each of them to death by hanging.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe brutal killing of the mother and her six children was a horrific crime that challenged the conscience of society.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow I wish there is a punishment heavier than this. My emphasis is not to administer vengeance but justice,\u201d Justice Saminu said.\n<\/p>\n
The court also sentenced the two convicts to life imprisonment for conspiracy and armed robbery.<\/p>\n
However, Justice Saminu discharged and acquitted the third defendant, Isiyaku Yakubu, of the conspiracy and murder charges.\n<\/p>\n
The prosecution team was led by Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Abdulkarim Maude, alongside Salisu Tahir.\n<\/p>\n
According to the Attorney-General, the judgment had vindicated the prosecution\u2019s position on the involvement of the two convicts in the killings and armed robbery.\n<\/p>\n
He also declared the state government\u2019s readiness to pursue the implementation of the death sentence if the convicts failed to exercise their right of appeal within the period provided by law.\n<\/p>\n
He commended the police for what he described as a thorough investigation and praised officials of the Ministry of Justice for their role in securing the conviction.\n<\/p>\n
On the acquitted defendant, Maude disclosed that although Isiyaku Abdul\u2019azeez had been cleared in the present case, he was still facing two separate cases, with judgments expected later.\n<\/p>\n
The defendants were represented by J. I. Musa and A. I. Baba.<\/p>\n
Recall that Fatima Abubakar and her six children were murdered on January 17, 2026, at their residence in Dorayi Chiranchi, Kano, in a case that sparked widespread public concern and condemnation.\n <\/p>\n
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