Mr Affail Monney,GJA President
The government has condemned the gruesome killing of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an undercover journalist working with Tiger Eye PI, an organisation headed by Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
It said the murder which occurred on Wednesday at Madina, Accra, was not only an attack on media freedom but a rollback of the progress made by the country in terms of its press freedom records.
Addressing journalists in Accra yesterday, the Minister for Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said government takes exception to such heinous crimes and condemns it in no uncertain terms.
He said “We are aware the police have begun investigations into the incident. We however urge the security agency to quicken their investigations and bring the perpetrators to book.”
Mr Oppong Nkrumah explained that violence against media practitioners and journalists must not be tolerated. He expressed the government’s condolences to the family of the victim, his organisation and the entire media fraternity.
Ahmed Hussein was on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 gunned down at Madina in the La Nkwantanang Municipality of the Greater Accra Region by unknown assailants while he was driving home.
Similary the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the National Media Commission (NMC) have condemned the incident and have called for a full-scale investigation.
At a press conference in Accra attended by Ace investigative Journalist Anas himself, the GJA President, Mr Roland Affail Monney appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take personal interest in the issue and ensure justice was served.
He charged the parliament take measures to still safety in the media and judiciary not to spare perpetrators of such crime as the killing and assault on journalist in recent times was worrying.
Mr Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh, the NMC Chairman said the murder was an abominable act and called on the security apparatus to live up to expectation in apprehending the suspects of the crime.
Meanwhile the Tiger Eye PI has said the death of its member would not deter it from its mission to expose corruption and the perpetrators of crime in the country and other parts of the world.
“We at Tiger Eye PI are terribly devastated by the dastardly act but remain unshaken in our resolve to pursue nation-wreckers and make corruption a high-risk activity in the country,” it said in a statement.
“Ahmed was an excellent experienced investigative journalist with our team. His last assignment was Number 12 (#12) that exposed bribery and corruption and commissions in African football”, the statement said.
“Sad news, but we shall not be silenced. Rest in Peace, Ahmed. Journalism is not a crime. Say no to corruption” Anas said in a personal tribute posted on Facebook and Twitter.
Many sympathisers across the world have taken to social media to condemn the murder and call for swift action.
By Cliff Ekuful and Jonathan Donkor
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