Suspect Arrested in Connection with Ahmed Suale’s Murder

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a key suspect in connection with the 2019 murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale.

The suspect, identified as Daniel Owusu Koranteng, also known as Akwasi Amakye, was reportedly a close friend of the deceased and is accused of leaking his photographs to a well-known politician before his assassination.

Ahmed Suale, a member of the renowned investigative group Tiger Eye Private Investigations, was shot and killed near his family home in Madina on January 16, 2019. His murder occurred after he collaborated with the BBC on an investigative exposé, which revealed corruption in African football, particularly within Ghana.

Sources close to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) revealed that Amakye had worked with Tiger Eye PI before his dismissal. He allegedly fled the country immediately after police linked him to the case. However, intelligence gathered by the FBI in the United States, including phone records between the suspect and the deceased, provided critical leads in the investigation.

Police investigations revealed that Suale’s phones were sent to the USA for forensic analysis, leading to fresh developments in the case. Amakye, who had reportedly relocated to the UK, was arrested last week upon his secret return to Ghana. Law enforcement officers apprehended him at a hair-plaiting salon in Amasaman-Adease.

Despite the breakthrough in the case, there is growing concern over alleged interference from a high-ranking police officer pushing for the suspect’s release on police inquiry bail rather than being immediately arraigned before court. This development has reportedly created tension within the police hierarchy.

Ahmed Suale’s murder shocked the nation and the international community, with many calling for justice. His work with Tiger Eye PI, under the leadership of renowned investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, led to the exposure of high-profile corruption cases, including the infamous football scandal that resulted in the resignation of Ghana Football Association (GFA) officials.

The latest arrest has renewed hopes for justice in a case that has remained unresolved for over six years.