Man, 55, killed in Tema

A 55-year-old businessman was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen at Tema Community Four on Tuesday night.

In what can be described as contract killing, the deceased, Samuel  Dennis Ayibah, popularly called “Gayare”,  was shot twice in the head by two persons on a motorbike when he was parking his car at the garage.

The gunmen then took off on their bike, without entering the house of the deceased.

His body is currently at the Tema General Hospital mortuary awaiting autopsy. 

Speaking  to the Daily Graphic at the scene near the Republic Road School, Madam Cecilia  Takyi, wife of the deceased, said the area had its turn  of power outage on that day.

She said the deceased, on return from work, therefore, decided to relax in the car, which he had parked outside with the air conditioner on, to cool off.

Madam  Takyi said at about 10:50 p.m. the deceased woke up to park the vehicle, a Toyota Highlander, with registration number GT 449-14, in the garage. 

She said she then heard gunshots and people in the vicinity ran into their rooms, while the  motorbike zoomed away.

Madam Takyi said it was when she came out of the house that she realised her husband had been shot in the head in his car.   

The deceased was rushed to the Tema General Hospital by some good Samaritans, but he was pronounced dead shortly on arrival.