Kano 7: Governor Yusuf Vows To Sign Death Warrants Of Culprits, Offers Welfare Package To Bereaved Father

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has vowed to sign the death warrant for any person convicted over the killing of a woman and her six children in the Chiranci Dorayi area of Kano, while directing the Attorney General of the State to fast-track prosecution of suspects already arrested.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor said he “would sign the death warrant for any convict found guilty in the Chiranci Dorayi killings.”

He added that “the same action would apply to the killers of Hanifa and the Gezawa arsonists who set many people ablaze, once convicted by the court.”

During a condolence visit to the victims’ family, Governor Yusuf also approved a comprehensive welfare package for the bereaved father.

The statement said the governor “approved the sponsorship of the bereaved father of the six children and their mother who were killed in the Chiranci Dorayi area of Kano for Hajj and Umrah, alongside a new house and full welfare support.”

Governor Yusuf further directed that “a new and befitting house be given to the bereaved father as part of efforts to rehabilitate him and restore his social life.”

He also assured that “the state government would take full responsibility for the man’s welfare and support him to remarry, should he find a suitable life partner, while taking care of all necessary requirements for him to restart again.”

On the quest for justice, the governor directed “the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to fast-track prosecution of the suspects already arrested in connection with the killings,” assuring that “all those found culpable would be prosecuted for justice to be served.”

Governor Yusuf commended the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies for their “synergy and swift action that led to the arrest of the suspects.”

In appreciation of the government’s intervention, the statement noted that “the bereaved father of the Chiranci victims donated his personal house to the Kano State Government for the construction of an Islamiyya school to serve the community.”

The governor concluded by praying “for Almighty Allah to grant the deceased eternal rest and to give their families and the people of Kano State patience and lasting peace.”

In a related development, Governor Yusuf also paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Dr. Bature AbdulAziz, President of the National Patriotic Elders Forum for Peace and Unity, describing him as “a patriotic elder and peace advocate whose contributions to unity and national development would be remembered.”

He equally visited Baba Umar, Executive Secretary of the Kano State Private and Voluntary Schools Board, to commiserate with him over the death of his mother, praying that Allah forgives her shortcomings and grants her eternal rest.