Ahmed Suale Killing: Police Finally Make Arrest After 6 Years
- Police have made one arrest in connection with the killing of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale
- The suspect allegedly shared Hussein-Suale's photos with a popular politician in Ghana before his killing
- Hussein-Suale was killed near his family house in Madina on January 16, 2019, by unknown assailants
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The Ghana Police Service has made one arrest in connection with the killing of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale.
Joy News reported that the suspect has been identified as a close friend of Hussein-Suale.
Source: UGC
Adom News reported that the suspect, identified as Daniel Owusu Koranteng, shared his photos with a popular politician in Ghana before his killing.
Hussein-Suale was killed near his family house in Madina on January 16, 2019, by unknown assailants.
This was after he collaborated with the BBC on an investigative story.
The two had worked together at Tiger Eye Private Investigations before the dismissal of the suspect from Tiger Eye.
Koranteng reportedly disguised himself and left Ghana after police learned about his alleged involvement.
According to the Joy News, the suspect relocated to the UK when police were closing in on him.
He is said to have snuck into Ghana earlier in March 2025, leading to his arrest at Amasaman-Adease.
About Hussein-Suale's death
Hussein-Suale worked as a reporter for Tiger Eye P.I., an investigative outlet led by well-known journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas which is known for undertaking undercover investigations to expose wrongdoing.
At the time, he was the lead investigator behind a Tiger Eye exposé on corruption in Ghanaian football published in June 2018 ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
Hussein-Suale’s murder is believed to have been connected to his investigative journalism.
Since then, local rights groups have been raising concerns about the government’s commitment to solving the case, after political leaders, among them the current president, cast doubt on links between the killing and Suale’s work.
Following their work on the football investigation, Suale and the Tiger Eye team were subject to vicious attacks at the hands of former Assn Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, who called for Anas to be hanged and for Suale to be beaten up while showing a picture of Suale’s face.
Kennedy Agyapong denies killing Ahmed Suale
Agyapong reiterated that he had nothing to do with the death of Hussein-Suale.
Agyapong was blamed for the murder because he had incited violence against the slain investigator.
The 31-year-old was killed shortly after his image was displayed on television by Agyapong, who wanted him beaten to a pulp.
Source: Facebook
Following accusations about killing Hussein-Suale, Agyapong said the journalist’s killer is roaming the streets of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Agyapong, previously said he would compel the security agencies to get to the bottom of Hussein-Suale's murder.
Police even invited Agyapong for questioning in 2019, shortly after the killing.
Ahmed Suale's family laments slow investigation
YEN.com.gh also reported that the family of Hussein-Suale expressed disappointment in the government over their failure to find the killers.
According to the family, the murder of their dead relative has not been given the needed attention.
Hussein-Suale's brother, Ibrahim Kamilu Tahidu, said the family felt like it was being ignored.
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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.
Samuel Gitonga (Copy editor) Samuel Gitonga is a Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh. He holds a Bachelor of Broadcast Journalism Degree from the Multimedia University of Kenya. He has over 7 years’ experience in the digital journalism industry. He started out his career at the Kenya News Agency and proceeded to work for several reputable media outlets in Nairobi.
