Mallam Awal, father of the prime suspect in the brutal m#rder of a housewife and her six children in Kano’s Dorayi Chiranchi area, has urged the government to swiftly execute his son rather than keep him in prison at the taxpayers’ expense.
It had earlier reported that Fatima Abubakar, 35, and her children were m#rdered by assailants allegedly led by Umar, who broke into their residence at Dorayi Gidan Kwari.
The sad incident has sparked a public outrage with many calling for the prosecution of all the suspects arrested in connection with the heinous crime.
President Tinubu in a statement released over the weekend, condemned the murder of the housewife, and her six children and ordered that a thorough investigation be launched into the incident.
Speaking in an interview in a Radio station, the father of the prime suspect arrested over the incident, Malam Auwal, distanced himself from his son, describing him as “useless to society” and insisting that he should be executed rather than kept in prison.
“What he committed against my younger sister and her six children, my wife’s younger sister and her co-wife is condemnable. I distance myself from him. I don’t even want them to waste time on prosecution. Umar and his likes are supposed to be eliminated. They are not supposed to be remanded and fed with taxpayers’ money,” he added.
The grieving father commended the police for their handling of the case, saying he had already “sacrificed” his son, and vowed that neither him nor his wife (Umar’s mother), would attend any court proceedings during the trial.
Umar, who is currently in police custody, is accused of m#rdering his aunt, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in broad daylight, on Saturday, January 17. The victims include Maimuna (17), Aisha (16), Bashir (13), Abubakar (10), Faruk (7) and Abdussalam (one-and-a-half years old).
Police confirmed that the suspect had confessed to the k!llings, as well as a recent attack in Tudun Yola, where two housewives were murdered and their home set ablaze.
