Three missing children found d3ad inside parked vehicle in Ghana

The Koblimahagu Zuo community in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana, was thrown into mourning on Monday morning, October 5, 2026 after three missing children were found d3ad inside a parked vehicle.

The deceased, aged, three, five and eight had reportedly been missing since Sunday, October 4, 2026, prompting a search for them and an appeal to the public for information on their whereabouts.

Confirming the incident, the Assembly Member for the area, Seidu Fuseini, said the owner of the vehicle has been taken into custody by the police to assist with investigations.

He said the vehicle owner told the police that he had locked all the doors of the vehicle before leaving it.

A relative of one of the deceased children, Mohammed Juuna, in a social media post, said the children were found trapped inside a stationary vehicle within the community.

The bodies have since been conveyed to the morgue of the Tamale Teaching Hospital for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the Northern Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into the d3aths of three children.

The police identified the deceased have been identified as three-year-old Dauda Abdul Aziz, five-year-old Saani Alsharaf, and seven-year-old Dauda Fadilan.

According to the Police, the children left their homes at about 8:00 a.m. on Sunday to attend Islamic classes but failed to return.

Efforts by community members to locate them were unsuccessful until about 5:00 a.m. on Monday, October 5, when their bodies were discovered in the boot of a black Hyundai Tucson with registration number AS 1770-14.

The Police said the vehicle was found stuck in mud on a road leading to the area.

A preliminary inspection of the vehicle showed that the driver’s door and the rear passenger door behind the driver’s seat were open, while the other doors, including the boot, were locked.

Police investigations have established that the vehicle belongs to a member of the Ghana Immigration Service, who told investigators that it had been stuck in the mud for about five days.

In a statement issued on October 5, the Northern Regional Police Command said it had commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the d3aths.

The Inspector-General of Police has deployed a special team comprising homicide investigators, crime scene experts and intelligence officers to Tamale to support the regional command.

The vehicle has been secured for forensic examination, while an autopsy is expected to provide further information on the circumstances surrounding the children’s deaths.

The Police have assured the public that all necessary investigative steps are being taken to establish what led to the deaths.

The Command has urged the public to remain calm and said further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.