Borno Police confirms death of three children found in parked car

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri

The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that the decease of 3 children whose liveless bodies were recovered successful a parked car belonging to Zanna Jaridama was precise abrupt and unnatural.

Two of the victims were the biologic children of Jaridama, portion the different unfortunate was a kid of his neighbor.

Many conflicting reports (not Vanguard) person said, the children were abducted by yet to beryllium identified individual(s), aft Mallam Jaridama appeared connected Facebook criticizing immoderate politicians and authorities officials (names withheld), alleging that, they connection nary publication to the Governor contempt occupying amended authoritative positions.

Another reports besides said, the children were playing wrong the car which was parked wrong their location and got trapped without rescue, and ended up suffocating.

But the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Keneth Daso successful a property connection connected Friday said, “The Borno State Police Command wishes to pass the wide nationalist of a tragic incidental involving the abrupt and unnatural decease of 3 children successful Mafa Local Government Area of the state.

“On 23rd September, 2025, astatine astir 1400hrs, 1 Baba Zannah Jaridama ‘m’ of Zannari Ali Ngoshe Area, Mafa LGA, and his neighbour Muhammad Bukar ‘m’ of the aforesaid address, reported astatine Kaleri Police Outpost of missing children.

“1. Anwar Baba Zannah ‘m’, 3 years old, 2. Mama Baba Zannah ‘f’, 1 twelvemonth 5 months aged and 3. Ahmed Muhammad ‘m’, 5 years old

“Following archetypal investigations and circulation of accusation to each constabulary formations, the whereabouts of the children remained unknown.

“However, connected 24th September, 2025, astatine astir 1030hrs, the complainant, Baba Zannah Jaridama, returned to Kaleri Outpost and reported that the corpses of the missing children were discovered wrong his Honda Civic car wherever it was parked.

“Police operatives swiftly mobilized to the country and evacuated the victims to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), wherever a aesculapian doc confirmed them dead. The corpses person since been deposited astatine the hospital’s mortuary for autopsy.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Abdulmajid, psc, has ordered a discreet probe to unravel the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate incident.

“He extends the Command’s deepest condolences to the bereaved families and assures the nationalist that the result of the probe volition beryllium communicated successful owed course.

“The Command urges members of the nationalist to stay calm and proceed to cooperate with the Police by providing credible and timely information”. Daso stated.

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