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Football bribes investigator shot dead
Source: BBC
Ahmed Hussein-Suale: Ghana journalist shot dead
17 January 2019
A Ghanaian undercover journalist has been shot dead while driving home, after a politician called for retribution against him.
Unidentified men on motorbikes shot Ahmed Hussein-Suale three times in the capital Accra, local media reports say.
He was a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations and had investigated corruption in Ghana's football leagues.
The undercover report on cash gifts led to a lifetime ban for the former head of Ghana's Football Association.
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After the BBC broadcast the football documentary, Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong circulated photos of Mr Hussein-Suale and called for retribution against him.
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17 January 2019
A Ghanaian undercover journalist has been shot dead while driving home, after a politician called for retribution against him.
Unidentified men on motorbikes shot Ahmed Hussein-Suale three times in the capital Accra, local media reports say.
He was a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations and had investigated corruption in Ghana's football leagues.
The undercover report on cash gifts led to a lifetime ban for the former head of Ghana's Football Association.
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After the BBC broadcast the football documentary, Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong circulated photos of Mr Hussein-Suale and called for retribution against him.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46902748