The prosecutor in the case in which a landlord at Ofankor in Accra, Victor Stephen Nana Kamkam, murdered his tenant has told the Abeka District Court that the suspect is a suspect COVID-19 patient.
According to the prosecutor, the suspect has already tested for the virus and is awaiting his results.
This came to light after the suspect who appeared in court today [Monday] was spotted on the court premises but was not allowed out of the police vehicle that brought him.
Court Correspondent Muntalla Inusah reports that soon after the Magistrate, Achamaa Ofosu adjourned the case to June 22, 2020, the accused was immediately taken back for quarantine after the court was informed that the accused person is a suspect for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, family members and friends of the late Benjamin Okyere who was shot to death by his landlord are demanding justice.
According to the family members present at the court, the accused ought to be killed in the manner their family member was killed for justice to prevail to satisfy the principle “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
The angry loved ones clad in red and black held posters with inscriptions like “Justice, we need Justice, God is our helper,” and chanted war songs.
Background
On the afternoon of May 25, Victor Stephen Nana Kamkam, took his loaded pump action gun, hired a taxi and went to the residence of Okyere.
Prosecution said on reaching the venue, Kamkam alighted from the vehicle and the taxi driver left. He called Okyere at the gate and requested him to hand over the keys of the apartment to him.
Okyere, who knew the behaviour of Kamkam, had called one John Bosco Kotah, a Police Officer, on phone to go to his aid.
When Kotah arrived, prosecution said he saw Kamkam in possession of the weapon so he got scared; rushed to Okyere’s room and picked a phone to call another Police friend to assist them.
Prosecution said by then, the deceased was at the main gate with the accused person and without any provocation from Okyere, Kamkam opened fire and shot Okyere four times at close range, sustaining multiple injuries.
When Kotah heard the gun shot, he came out of the room only to see the accused person running away but Kotah chased him to a distance but became scared and returned to attend to Okyere.
Prosecution said Okyere was rushed to Anecja Hospital at Tantra Hills and later brought to the Achimota Mile Seven Police Station where a formal complaint was lodged.
Chief Inspector Ahialey said Okyere was later rushed to the Police Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A team of policemen, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police, George Asare, proceeded to the crime scene and they saw a pool of blood at the entrance of the main gate of the deceased apartment.
Prosecution said four spent AA cartridges were retrieved at the scene and later Kamkam was picked up at his residence at Ofankor Spot-M.
Two pump action guns, loaded with seven and eight rounds of cartridges respectively, were found in his room.
Source: Kasapafmonline.com/102.5FM
