Two suspects are in police custody for allegedly beating a 32-year-old man, identified only as Baba, to death in Lamakara, a suburb of Tamale.
The dispute reportedly centred on a GH₵25 debt owed for tramadol.
The victim visited a local “ghetto” to purchase the drug on credit, promising to pay at a later time.
However, the peddler, Abubakar Mohammed, refused the request. Mohammed insisted on immediate payment, noting that Baba already owed him money from previous purchases.
According to Prince Kwame Tamakloe, reporting for Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, the situation escalated when Baba tried to leave.
He requested to go home and return with the money, but Mohammed and his brother intervened.
The confrontation turned violent, and the two brothers allegedly assaulted Baba severely.
The victim suffered a fractured collarbone during the beating.
Mohammed and his brother eventually took Baba to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Following the death, the suspects allegedly attempted to dump Baba’s body in a gutter near an uncompleted building.
Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended Mohammed and his brother.
Upon interrogation, the suspects confessed to the assault but claimed they acted out of anger and had no intention of killing him.
The suspects remain in custody as investigations continue into the circumstances of the death and the attempted disposal of the body.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
