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On January 16, 2019, Ahmed Hussein Suale, a journalist dedicated to uncovering corruption, was shot dead in his car by two unidentified men on motorbikes. Despite the shocking murder, a year later, journalist Guillaume Perrier revealed through Forbidden Stories that Ghanaian police failed to pursue a critical lead, raising questions about justice for Ahmed.
Journalist Information:
Name: Ahmed Divela
Age: 31
Gender: Male
DOB: 05/12/1987
Nationality: Ghanaian
Last company worked for: Tiger Eye Private Investigations
Family: Ahmed left his wife and three children, as well as his elderly father and mother, behind when he was killed.
Incident Information:
Date of incident – 16 January 2019
Location of incident – Accra, Ghana
Offense victim of: Assassination
Weapons included – Firearm
Ahmed Divela was shot while he was driving in the middle of the night. The murder was carried out so casually that the crowd watching thought they were filming a movie scene.
Suspect(s) Information:
Perpetrator Identified: Yes
Name: Kennedy Agyapong
Proof of Targeting the Journalist: In September 2018, Divela had informed the Committee of Protected Journalists that his life was in danger. Kennedy Agyapong, a member of parliament for the country’s ruling new Patriotic Party and the owner of the Ghanaian television station Net 2 Tv, had appeared on TV calling on his supporters to attack Divela as punishment fo this role in the football expose, at the same time releasing a photograph of the undercover reporter and thus unveiling his identity.
Reason for Killing: Divela was assisting government prosecutors with an investigation into the alleged corruption featured in that documentary, his friend said. That investigation later resulted in the fraud trial of Kwesi Nyantaki, a former president of the Ghanaian football association, according to reports.
Progress of the Case: In July 2021, media reports on the status of high-profile murders in Ghana informed that two of Divel’s phones had been sent to the US in 2020 for the extraction of information, but the amount of data was still being analyzed, and the investigations were ongoing. In an interview given to the Committee to Protect Journalists, one of the journalists’ coworkers said the Tiger Eye has sued Agyapong for defamation over his ‘Number 12’ documentary, but the lawsuit is still ongoing.