Ahmed Hussein-Suale

Ahmed Hussein-Suale
Born(1987-12-05)5 December 1987[1]
Accra, Ghana
Died16 January 2019(2019-01-16) (aged 31)
Accra, Ghana
Cause of deathassassinated
Occupation
Websitewww.tigereyepi.org

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 the 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]

Kwei Quartey dedicates his novel "The Missing American" to Ahmed with these words, "To Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a Ghanaian journalist martyred on Wednesday, January 16, 2019". (2020: Soho Press, NY, NY, page v.)

On Tuesday, October 14, 2025 the criminal case against one of the suspect of Ahmed assassination Daniel Owusu Koranteng was discontinued on advice by the Attorney General of Ghana which made the presiding judge at the Madina District Court to discharge the suspect.[11]

References

  1. ^ graphic.com.gh. "Ahmed Hussein-Suale feared for his life â€" Report". Graphic Online. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Anas' key partner shot dead". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Football bribes investigator shot dead". 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ Gunter, Joel (30 January 2019). "Murder in Accra: The life and death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale". BBC News.
  5. ^ "Anas finally speaks on what triggered Number 12". www.ghanaweb.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Malawi's Human Harvest". 3 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ Yeboah, Isaac. "Anas' partner Ahmed Hussein-Suale shot dead". Graphic Online. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Police launch investigation into murder of Ahmed Suale". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. ^ Perrier, Guillaume (16 January 2020). "Football in Ghana: an off-limits investigation". Forbidden Stories. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Agyemang, Hanson (14 October 2025). "Court discontinues prosecution in Ahmed Suale murder case". Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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