The suspect, Daniel Owusu Koranteng, in the murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussain Suale, has been discharged by the Madina District Court. Daniel Owusu Koranteng, who is an investigative journalist, was facing charges for his alleged involvement in the murder of Ahmed Hussain Suale.

According to investigators, Daniel Owusu Koranteng, who has pleaded not guilty and is on a GHC50,000 bail, accompanied two individuals who are at large to the residence of Ahmed Suale, leading to the journalist’s fatal shooting by unidentified assailants in January 2019.

Daniel Owusu Koranteng first appeared in court on March 19 after he was charged only with murder. His charges were revised to include abetment to murder in April during a court hearing contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal and Other Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29).

However, the court has decided to discharge the suspect following a directive by the Attorney-General (A-G) to discontinue the case. This information was revealed by the prosecution led by Nana Afua Bamfoa Bamfo during a court proceeding on Tuesday, October 14. As such, the presiding judge, Susan Nyarkotey, consequently discharged Daniel Owusu Koranteng and brought the case to a close.

Meanwhile, the A-G has directed the police to ensure that the two individuals who are on the run are arrested.

The Attorney-General has further advised the Police to pursue the two assailants who remain at large since the evidence submitted to prosecute Daniel as an abettor is insufficient.

The Attorney-General is said to have cited the lack of evidence gathered by the police investigators as the basis for dropping the case. The A-G allegedly noted that the fact that Daniel Owusu Koranteng’s phone was retrieved in the same area as Ahmed Suale before, during, and after the murder does not guarantee he was involved in the incident.

Ahmed Suale’s murder sent shockwaves through Ghana’s media and investigative journalism community. His work, particularly with Tiger Eye PI, was instrumental in exposing corruption in African football, including in Ghana, making his assassination a case of both national and international interest.

Presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, in June 2018, publicly displayed images of Ahmed Suale on his television station, NET2 TV, while urging Ghanaians to take action against the investigative journalist.

Subsequently, Ahmed Suale held Koranteng responsible for sharing his pictures with the then Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong. Ahmed Suale was killed following the publication of those images. Koranteng reportedly fled to the United Kingdom (U.K.) after the unfortunate incident; however, he was later apprehended in March upon his return to Ghana, following intelligence received by security agencies.

So far, Koranteng has reportedly admitted to having a personal relationship with Mr. Agyapong but has denied sharing the deceased’s images with the former MP or anyone else, although he took the photographs.

Meanwhile, Kwesi Botchwey Jnr, an aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for a stricter punishment for the investigators involved in the murder case as for doing a shoddy work.

In an interview on Wednesday, October 15, Kwesi Botchwey Jnr noted, “It is a waste of judicial resources because prosecutors would have to go to court, file documents, disclosures, go through the process for 6 years and today we are told the investigators did not do their jobs properly.

I think that for the first time, the investigators have to be sanctioned. It can’t be business as usual to serve as a deterrent to other investigators who also cook up ‘evidence’ to prosecutors”.

Scores of Ghanaians, meanwhile, have called on the government to ensure justice is served in the case as assaults on journalists in the country remain a troubling issue.

Also, President John Dramani Mahama has attributed the country’s decline in global rankings to issues related to assaults on journalists, including the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.

He made this known while addressing members of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) during a courtesy call at the Jubilee House on Friday, September 5, 2025.

“… We've seen a consistent decline in our international rankings, and that is an issue of concern for us. And part of it is because of issues to do with harassment of journalists and even the unfortunate murder of Ahmed Suale which caught international attention and I think that since then, other incidents that have occurred have diminished our ranking," he said.

He believes that these issues continues to persist due to the lack of legal sanctions against perpetrators.

Acknowledging the role of journalists in the country, the President advocated for an environment that permits them to perform their duties freely and without fear of assault.

“And so, we need to find a way of ensuring that when people do that kind of thing, they face sanctions or are punished because once there's no deterrent, they continue to do it. Aside from that, educate and create awareness that Journalists are not enemies. They are reporting something that is happening, and so they must be given a free leverage to be able to do their reporting,” he said.