Widower Remarries In Kano Mass Wedding After Wife And 6 Kids Were Murdered 6 Months Ago
A Kano man, Haruna Bashir, has remarried six months after he lost his wife and six children in a brutal attack.
Bashir was among 1,500 couples that married on Friday and Saturday in a mass wedding organized by the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.
For Bashir, the ceremony marks an opportunity to begin rebuilding his life after the tragic loss of his immediate family.
“Since the tragic incident, he hardly interacted with people. Today, he is gradually returning to normal life,” said Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, commander-general of the Kano State Hisbah Board, which coordinated the ceremony.
The incident occurred in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters on Saturday, January 17, 2025.
The victims, Fatima Abubakar, 35, and her children, Maimuna, 17, Aisha, 16, Bashir, 13, Abubakar, 10, Faruk, 7, and Abdulsalam, barely one and half years old, were attacked with dangerous weapons after the assailants broke into their home.
Three men are currently standing trial at the Kano State High Court for the gruesome murder of housewife Fatima Abubakar and her six children.
The suspects are Umar Auwalu (23), Isyaku Yakubu (40, alias “Chebe”), and Yakubu Abdulaziz (21, alias “Wawo”).
The supposed ringleader is Umar Auwalu, the biological nephew of the slain woman, who organised the killings that took place in family’s private residence at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano on January 17, 2026.
Governor Yusuf, in a statement issued by his media adviser, Ibrahim Adam, prayed to God to bless the new marriage and reward the couple.
“Haruna Bashir suffered an unimaginable tragedy when his wife and six children were brutally murdered, leaving him to face a pain that no husband or father should ever have to endure,” the statement read.
“At a time when his world was shattered, His Excellency, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, stood by him with compassion and practical support.
“The Governor facilitated Malam Haruna’s journey to Umrah and Hajj, where he had the opportunity to pray for his late wife and six children, seek Allah’s mercy for them, and find strength and comfort in the Holy Land.
“But the support did not end there. Today, Malam Haruna Bashir has been given the opportunity to start a new chapter of his life.
“He has been married again, with the support of the Governor, and His Excellency has also gifted him a house at Amana City to provide him with a secure and dignified home.
“For Malam Haruna, this is more than a house. It is a symbol of hope after tragedy, dignity after devastation, and a new beginning after unimaginable loss.
“Governor Abba K. Yusuf’s intervention demonstrates that leadership is not only about building roads, schools and hospitals.
“It is also about standing with people when life breaks them, helping them heal, and giving them the opportunity to rebuild.
“May Allah grant eternal Jannatul Firdaus to Malam Haruna’s late wife and six children, accept his prayers for them, bless his new marriage and reward Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf abundantly for standing by him during one of the darkest moments of his life.”
