Kenyan investigative journalists morning the sudden assassination of an undercover reporter

Kenyan investigative journalists have taken to the social media to condem the sudeen death of Ghanian investigative journalist.

A Ghanaian undercover journalist was shot dead while driving home, this comes after a politician called for retribution against him.

Sad news, but we shall not be silenced. Rest in peace, Ahmed. #JournalismIsNotACrime #SayNoToCorruption pic.twitter.com/Gk2Jdgo6Sn

— Anas Aremeyaw Anas (@anasglobal) January 17, 2019

https://t.co/ILftCYamrZ

— Mohammed Ali, HSC (@MohaJichoPevu) January 17, 2019

Unidentified men on motorbikes shot Ahmed Hussein-Suale three times in the capital Accra, local media reports say.

Rest in peace, Ahmed. pic.twitter.com/bCgKW2jDZz

— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) January 17, 2019

He was a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations and had investigated corruption in Ghana’s football leagues.

It is sad that we are mourning the death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale who was an investigative journalist in Ghana. May those who performed the heinous act be brought to book and action taken against the politician.@NAkufoAddo @johnallannamu @MohaJichoPevu @Kmohamed @FredrickKagonye

— Milton were (@WereMilton) January 17, 2019

The undercover report on cash gifts led to a lifetime ban for the former head of Ghana’s Football Association.

Ghanaian journalist Ahmed Divela was killed tonight in Accra.

Ahmed was a committed and courageous colleague, instrumental in this year’s @anasglobal investigation of international soccer corruption, after which he was viciously doxxed & threatened.@CPJAfrica @RSF_Africa

— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) January 17, 2019

BBC Africa Eye made a documentary about the scandal in 2018 after gaining access to the investigation led by controversial journalist Anas Aremayaw Anas, who runs Tiger Eye.

Editor’s Pick: Best Investigative Journalism in Sub-Saharan Africa 2018 includes a 2-year investigation by @anasglobal & @BBCAfrica Eye that filmed nearly 100 football referees & officials taking cash bribes ahead of important matches https://t.co/k4BWUFTzFo pic.twitter.com/JJ48MN04dD

— GIJN (@gijn) January 9, 2019

After the BBC broadcast the film, Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong circulated photos of Mr Hussein-Suale and called for retribution against him.

“If he comes here, beat him,” Mr Agyapong says in a video published on news site Ghana Web. “Whatever happens, I’ll pay.”

In a press release, Tiger Eye said they were “terribly devastated by the dastardly act”, but were “unshaken” in their pursuit of “nation-wreckers”.

Mr Hussein-Suale was shot twice in the chest and once in the neck in the suburb of Madina at about 23:00 (23:00 GMT) on Wednesday night, reports say.
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