Landlord ‘Kills’ Tenant At Ofankor

The budding musician

A landlord has allegedly murdered his tenant for refusing to vacate a room he has rented to him.

According to preliminary police report, the landlord, Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, shot budding musician Spark Benjamine who was rushed to the police station with multiple injuries.

The police subsequently sent the victim to the Police Hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

DSP George Asare, the District Commander and his team who visited the crime scene said they saw a pool of blood at the entrance of the deceased’s rented apartment.

Four spent shells were retrieved at the scene.

The police proceeded to the suspect’s residence at Ofankor and arrested him.

They searched his room and retrieved two pump action guns loaded with seven and eight rounds of cartridges each, as well as 32 live cartridges.

The suspect has been detained to assist the police in their investigations and the body deposited at the Police Hospital Mortuary for autopsy.