Dorayi killings: Barau hails police over arrest of principal suspects

By Haruna Salami

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has commended the Kano State Police Command for the arrest of the three suspects over the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano metropolis.
Senator Barau, in a statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Ismail Mudashir, described the arrest as soothing news and called for a speedy trial of the suspects.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, had in a statement on Sunday, listed the suspects as Umar Auwalu, ‘ m ‘, 23 years old of Sabuwar Gandu Quarters Kano, Isyaku Yakubu, ‘ m ‘, AKA ‘Chebe’, 40 years old, of Sagagi Quarters Kano, and Yakubu Abdulaziz, ‘ m ‘, AKA ‘Wawo’, 21 years old, of Sabon Gida Sharada Quarters Kano.
“I commend the command for its swiftness. This is the first leg; the command should conduct a thorough investigation and ensure a speedy trial so that these ‘killers’ are prosecuted and brought to book.
“They must face the full wrath of the law. We will follow this to its logical conclusion. Over the past hours, I have been traumatised, devastated and overwhelmed by the gruesome murder of these innocent children and their mother. This is barbaric and beyond comprehension.
“May Almighty Allah grant the victims Aljannatul Firdaus and give the husband/ father of the children, Haruna Bashir, the strength to bear this,” he said.