Tensions have escalted in Banvim, a community within the Kakpagyili electoral area of the Northern Region, following the suspected murder of two children.

The children, Arafat and Ayaa, went missing on Saturday, June 22, 2024, after telling their parents they were visiting a neighbor but never returned.

Community members searched the neighbor's house but found no trace of the children, leading to increased agitation among the residents.

The assembly member for the Kakpagyili electoral area, Alhaji Hafiz Andani, stated that police investigations on Sunday revealed the bodies in an abandoned car behind the suspect’s house.

The bodies have been moved to the Tamale Teaching Hospital morgue.