Mark Ofori
Family members of the Takoradi
Constituency treasurer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mark Ofori, who
was gruesomely killed, have said they suspect ‘contract killing.’
Sam Ellis, an elder brother of the
deceased, told journalists that the family could not fathom why the assailant
did not take anything apart from a laptop computer.
“The family believes that the
perpetrator of the crime was contracted to kill Mark. We are appealing to the
good people in our metropolis to help the security agencies to arrest the
assailant and that is why we have placed a bounty of GH¢50,000 on the murderer,”
he said.
“We are ready to hand over cash,
not a cheque, to anyone who will assist in arresting the criminal,” he assured
residents of the metropolis.
The assailant, who killed the
treasurer, left behind the weapon he used to perpetrate the heinous
crime.
The Western Regional Police
Commander, DCOP Vincent Redeemer Dedjoe, confirmed to journalists that
preliminary investigations were showing that Mr. Ofori’s
killer actually left behind the pistol he used. He said as the killer
tried to escape, he dropped the gun and a handbag just behind the wall at the
crime scene which is a hilly area.
Last Wednesday morning, the whole
of Takoradi was thrown into a state of shock when Mr. Ofori was found shot dead
at his residence at Fijai in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.
The assailant reportedly went straight to the victim’s bedroom and shot him in the chest, killing him instantly.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi
