Horrific Home Invasion: Paralysed Mother Watches Son Beheaded in Kano Gang Attack

Late on a sweltering night in Kurna, Ungogo LGA, Kano State, masked gang members smashed into the home of Hajiya Habi Hamidan, murdering her only son, Usman, in a scene of unspeakable brutality. The 80-year-old, bedridden and paralysed, bore witness as her son was slaughtered, beheaded, and his blood licked from knives laid bare in their courtyard.

Hajiya Habi recounted the nightmare: “I heard his screams… saw four masked men. I begged them not to kill him, but they were sent to finish the job,” she tearfully told our reporter. She watched helplessly as they severed his head and exited, leaving the scene drenched in blood. “They even licked the blood from their knives… He was my caregiver. Allah will judge them,” she added.

Local residents report this atrocity is the latest in a wave of vindictive, revenge-fuelled killings by rival thugs. Last weekend alone, similar attacks claimed four more lives in the same neighborhoods—Kurna Mayanka, Yan Yashi, and Tudun Fulani—escalating anxiety across the community.

Alhaji Bashir Lawal Moriki, chairman of the local vigilante, placed blame squarely on parents. “These boys are from our community… even if it’s my own son, if he does such a thing, I will hand him over,” he said, echoing calls for accountability and grassroots intervention.

Sabiu, a young security guard who barely escaped such violence, described being blindsided by a flashlight before suffering brutal knife wounds to his head and body—evidence of a torrent of random, night-time home invasions tearing through Kano.

The police have begun sweeping operations, arresting over 50 suspects across notorious gang hotspots including Kurna, Zage, Kofar Mata, and Hotoro between June 13–15, 2025. Yet residents complain police often arrest innocent youths instead, inflaming community distrust and fear.

Kano’s Commissioner for Internal Security, Air Vice-Marshal Ibrahim Umar (retd.), urged residents to fend for themselves when possible during attacks. But as violence extends into homes at night, locals question whether self-defense is realistic or safe.

As Kano grapples with a new era of gang warfare, featuring ruthless killers targeting sleeping families, urgent and nuanced action is needed. Stakeholders are calling for strengthened policing, community engagement, substance misuse prevention, and accountability from parents—not only to punish, but to prevent future carnage.