CALGARY – A violent "hired gun" convicted of shooting a drug dealer and leading a life of crime on Calgary streets has been deported.
Frank Fayke Dwomoh, 29, was removed from Canada Wednesday, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today.
Dwomoh, who had a long history of violence in Calgary, was sent to prison for the vengeful shooting of drug dealer Michael Stoffels in the leg, shattering his femur on Dec. 2, 2004.
Stoffels, who was believed to have ripped off a rival, was tricked into joining two other men in a car. After the car stopped, Dwomoh jumped out of his hiding place in the trunk, and Stoffels was shot with a handgun during daytime in a residential neighborhood in northeast Calgary.
They drove the victim, who was then bleeding profusely from his wound, to a dry pond and assaulted him.
Upon completion of his sentence in September 2009, Dwomoh remained in CBSA custody pending his removal from Canada.
Dwomoh has a prior record for violence, including carrying a concealed weapon, two assaults and a robbery.
Dwomoh also pleaded guilty and was given an additional 60 days for assault with a weapon for throwing a glass bottle and striking a four-year-old boy in a separate incident a judge called ‘parking rage.’
“I welcome the news that the CBSA has successfully removed this violent criminal from Canada,” said Public Safety Minister Vic Toews Friday.
“Removing dangerous criminals from our country is integral to protecting Canadians and making our communities safe. The removal of inadmissible individuals is necessary to preserve the integrity of our immigration system for those who come to our country lawfully.”
Canada will not be a safe haven for those who pose a threat to the safety and security of Canadians, said CBSA spokeswoman Lisa White.
"The CBSA is committed to enforcing all removal orders as soon as practicable with our priority being the removal of individuals for reasons of security, human or international rights violations, serious criminality or organized criminality."
szickefoose@theherald.canwest.com
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