Ahmed Hussein-Suale, the investigative journalist with Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ Tiger Eye PI, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, feared he would be assasinated following the publication of his image by the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong.
This, is according to the Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ), an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide.
According to CPJ, Ahmed, in September 2018 expressed the fear that “powerful figures in Ghana sought to harm him.”
The CPJ, in a report on its website released following Hussein-Suale’s death, said Ahmed told the organisation via WhatsApp that “Since my image was published and [the] public was incited against me [...] many people have attempted [to attack me]. These criminals after us are people who are [...] associated with powers that be in Ghana and can do anything and get away with it."
"Indeed, it [has] been hinted in some quarters that the very man who published [my image] said he was doing everything possible to quell [my] existence," the report said.
The CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Angela Quintal who expressed disappointment in the incident called on government to “prove itself willing to hold accountable those who attack the press.”
"This shooting is a grave signal that journalists cannot work safely to keep the public informed or hold power to account in Ghana," she added.
Source: Graphic.com
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ANAS, UPON HIS SECURITY IS NEXT TO GO DOWN.
I pity all the guys working with anas bcos there is no backup plan for them when their cover is blown. Anas' cover has also been blown but he has protection, why is the guy not be protected? the guy should have known better and taken care of himself. Well, I hope he gets justice.
Please Hon KEN SAYS HE will pay go to him.
GHANAIANS WE ARE NOW FACING THE REALITY OF WHAT NPP MEMBER MR KOOMSON SAID HE CANT SLEEP IN GHANA IF NANA ADDO BECOME PRESIDENT OF GHANA
Ken's action was WICKED and against the fight of corruption in Ghana. He thinks he can put FEAR into Tiger PI to stop WICKED people in our society who CHEAT ans STEAL from the system to stop their investigations. NEVER! Go on Anas with your good work. 'Wokum apem a apem beba'! As for NDC, they have nothing good for Ghana!
Waaaa look at this piece of $h1+ called graphic and their dud journalism.When did any graphic journalist interview the late Ahmed Suale to capture this bedtime story attributed to him.Ghana fuor koraaaa why? why such 1gn0rance? People are tripping over themselves to do link Ken Agyepong to this crime without a single shred of evidence. Assuming without admitting that he Ken is the perpetrator, without the swift capture, interrogation backed by hard factual evidence of the murderers, that will implicate him, your misguided emotional tan+rums will amount to nowt. If indeed it is true that Suale thought his life was in danger after his face was exposed by Ken Agypoong ( Mind you there is no law in Ghana that prohibits exposing an alleged undercover journalist or person) what steps did his team Tiger Eye PI take to ensure that all their employees like Suale were adequately protected. After all, isn't it on record that Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a civilian was in charge of interviewing potential applicants for the IGP post? As captured by the "who watches the watch man" expose, Anas and his team are well connected in Ghana. Please let's be serious and do a thorough analysis of this unfortunate incident and stop following people who have an axe to grind and personal score to settle with Ken Agyepong and who are he11 bent on throwing red herrings to divert the attention of the police. You entrap judges, football administrators, referees and expose the rot in Nigeria and Tanzania. You sell to the highesdt bidder to kill stories, you double cross your cronies and stab them in the back and you think you will not have enemies? May the soul of Ahmed Suale rest in peace and may his killers never know peace till they perish themselves. But Tiger Eye PI should be held partly accountable and if i were Suale's family, I would sue Tiger Eye PI for vicarious liability for failing to protect him after exposing him to eminent danger.
First of all, why cover your if you think what you are doing is right? You coerce people to take monies and then aground and accused them of taking bribes. People who have worked for 20 to 30 years have lost their entitlements because of and you think everybody will let go just like that.
The way Kennedy Agyepong is talking tells me he probably hired assassins to kill the boy and latter blame it on Anas. We were all here when someone posted a secret meeting held in African Regeant hotel last year involving some top officials about efforts that must be made to stop Anas. We did not take the post seriously now look at the outcome.
Here we go again. The pepe people have started making up and cooking something for violence.They have started twisting the truth, just to divert attention to someone else. It looks like ANAS is behind this fake movement to divert attention. I think the police should their job very well
Why wouldn't fear for your life when a judge who has just a year to retire loses everything that he has worked for in his entire life through your crooked way of inducing people into collecting gifts