The Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters has taken over investigations into the murder of Tiger Eye PI journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, 31, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen on a motorbike at Madina, Accra on 16 January 2018 at 10 p.m.
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In a statement signed by ACP David Eklu, Director-General, Public Affairs Department of the Ghana Police Service, the law enforcement body entreated the public to “volunteer information through the following police social media handles: Email: padphotopol@gmail.com, Facebook: GhPoliceService, Twitter: @GhPoliceService, or call the police on telephone numbers: 0244623866, 0242814863 or toll-free numbers 18555 and 191”.
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Hussein-Suale was shot dead on the night of Wednesday, January 16 while on his way home from work.
Tiger Eye is known for its undercover exposure of corruption and human rights abuses in Africa, frequently employing tactics such as disguises and hidden cameras. Its head, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has won fame across Africa for his self-described “name, shame and jail” style of journalism.
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Hussein-Suale was part of a 2018 Tiger Eye investigation that revealed mass corruption in African football just prior to the World Cup.