Ahmed Hussein-Suale
Ahmed Hussein-Suale | |
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Born | [1] | 5 December 1987
Died | 16 January 2019 Accra, Ghana | (aged 31)
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Website | www |
Ahmed Hussein-Suale (5 December 1987 – 16 January 2019) was a Ghanaian undercover investigative journalist and an associate of fellow Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.[2] He died on Wednesday, 16 January 2019 when unidentified men on motorbikes shot him three times, twice in the chest and once in his neck in his vehicle.[3][4]
Notable investigative works
Ahmed was a member of investigative firm Tiger Eye Private Investigations which investigated corruption in the Ghana Football Association named Number 12 which led to the removal of office and a lifetime ban of its President Kwesi Nyantakyi.[5] In response, Kennedy Agyapong – a Ghanaian member of parliament – called for retaliation against Hussein-Suale.[3]
He was also part of an investigative journalism piece in collaboration with the BBC into human body parts sold for ritual magic in Malawi.[6]
Assassination
Ahmed was murdered on 16 January 2019 in his vehicle by two unidentified men on motorbikes.[7] He was shot twice in the chest and once in the neck.[8]
On 16 January 2020, a renowned international journalist, Guillaume Perrier published findings of a private investigation into the murder of Ahmed Hussein Suale as part of Forbidden Stories. He alleges that the Ghana Police Service failed to follow up on a key lead.[9][10]
References
- ^ graphic.com.gh. "Ahmed Hussein-Suale feared for his life â€" Report". Graphic Online. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Anas' key partner shot dead". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Football bribes investigator shot dead". 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Gunter, Joel (30 January 2019). "Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale". BBC News.
- ^ "Anas finally speaks on what triggered Number 12". www.ghanaweb.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Malawi's Human Harvest". 3 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Yeboah, Isaac. "Anas' partner Ahmed Hussein-Suale shot dead". Graphic Online. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Police launch investigation into murder of Ahmed Suale". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Perrier, Guillaume (16 January 2020). "Football in Ghana: an off-limits investigation". Forbidden Stories. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Police allegedly failed to look into 'Nyantakyi's death threats on Ahmed Suale' - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020.
External links
- Joel Gunter, "Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale", BBC News, 30 January 2019
- Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela at the Committee to Protect Journalists
- 1987 births
- 2019 deaths
- Murder in Ghana
- Corruption in Ghana
- People from Accra
- Ghanaian anti-corruption activists
- Assassinated Ghanaian journalists
- 2019 murders in Ghana
- 2019 in Ghana
- Ghanaian investigative journalists
- Ghanaian journalists
- People from Northern Region (Ghana)
- Undercover journalists
- Ghanaian people stubs
- African journalist stubs