Ahmed Suale Murder: Government renews pledge to bring killers to justice

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has renewed the government's commitment to finding the killers of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale, whose murder case remains unsolved nearly eight years after his death.

Speaking on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama at the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards in Accra on Saturday night, November 7, 2026, he said the government remains determined to ensure that those responsible for the journalist's murder are brought to justice.

He said the killing of Suale was among the unfortunate incidents in which journalists had lost their lives in the pursuit of accountability.

"Journalists in our country lost their lives in pursuit of accountability, and I refer to the unfortunate killing of Ahmed Suale, whose murder remains unsolved, and the government remains committed to unravelling it," he stated.

Meanwhile, no one has been convicted for Suale’s murder.

In October 2025, a suspect facing committal proceedings was discharged following advice from the Attorney-General, a decision that drew criticism from the GJA, which described it as a grave blot on Ghana’s democratic record.

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Ahmed Suale was a core member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations, a secret investigative group led by prominent Ghanaian journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

At roughly 11:00 PM on January 16, 2019, Hussein-Suale left his family home in Madina to check on a sick nephew.

While driving his blue BMW, two unidentified men on a motorbike intercepted him.

He was shot three times at close range, once in the neck, causing him to crash into a storefront, and twice through the driver-side window into his chest.

One of the gunmen reportedly smiled and put a finger to his lips before fleeing.

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