Investigative Journalist and Writer Manasseh Azure Awuni has revealed that he would have been killed if 2020 elections ended in chaos.

According to Manasseh, he received death threatening emails that lead him travel to Germany for safety.

However before he travelled, he reached out to police headquarters to file a complaint about the threats, but it yielded no results.

"In 2020 during the election, I received a death threat through email and then I reported to the police. Unfortunately nothing came out of it. Anytime I reported "oh we are looking it." And this is not just some district police but the headquarters. I was put in charge with the CID head. You go and they say they have written to google to provide them with certain and it didn't come, and that was the end of it. But I was dealing with the head of cybersecurity at the police," the journalist shared.

Mr. Azure Awuni added that when he eventually decided to flee the country for safety, he was in Germany when another email came through, confirming that he would have been killed had he stayed in Ghana at that time.

"...I was still in Germany when I received an email that sought to confirm the reason that I left the country. And it was very specific that "you are lucky to still be alive. And if any confusion happens in this election. We will not hesitate to eliminate rats like you," he added.

Manasseh Azure Awuni further opened up about his harrowing experiences as an investigative journalist during President Akufo-Addo’s tenure.

In an interview on JoyNews’ AM Show, Mr. Awuni detailed the life-threatening challenges he has faced, which necessitated police protection and even temporary relocation to other countries.

“I’ve personally encountered a lot of woes. If you look at the ‘fictional Agyapadie’ document, you’ll find my name in that document. I have not had it easy in this administration,” he stated.

He recounted, “I had to go to South Africa in 2019. In 2020, I had to go to Germany. All these because of death threats.”

Between 2019 and 2021, Mr. Awuni often had to drive with police protection due to the severity of the threats against him. The intense pressure also took a toll on his mental health, leading him to seek therapy from a clinical psychologist.