Landlord allegedly shoots and kills tenant

A landlord, Victor Stephen Nana Kankam, is in the grips of the police for allegedly shooting and killing his tenant at Ofankor in Accra.

The deceased, Spark Benjamin, who is an upcoming musician, was shot for failing to vacate the apartment which had been rented out to him.

According to the police, the deceased was rushed to the police station with multiple injuries. He was, however, rushed to the Police Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

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

Four spent shells were retrieved at the scene. Upon further checks in the suspect’s room, the police retrieved two pump action guns loaded with seven and eight rounds of cartridges each.

Some 32 live cartridges were also retrieved from the suspect’s room.

Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital mortuary for autopsy.