Ahmed Suale’s killing: 4 years of assurances, denials, inertia and silence
Safety of Journalists - JANUARY 16 2023 January 16th remains a blood-stained day on the calendar of press freedom in Ghana because of the grisly memory it carries of Ahmed Hussein Suale – It was on this day in 2019 that the investigative journalist was gunned down gangland style in Accra, Ghana. Under better circumstances, his family, friends and loved ones, should be remembering Ahmed’s lifetime and taking solace in the fact that his murderers have been brought to justice. However, four years down the line, a disappointing aftermath of state failure to apprehend his killers drags on. In the period, the state has been window-dressing its failure at justice, flipping between half-hearted assurances about supposed investigations and insinuations to the effect that Suale’s death may be unconnected to his job as a journalist. All in all, it has been four years of delayed justice for Ahmed Hussein Suale, his family, loved ones and the media fraternity, as January 16th comes round ...