Ahmed Suale: 35-yr-old suspects slapped with fresh charges, denied bail

Daniel Owusu Koranteng, the man who has been arrested in connection with the death of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale, has been slapped with fresh charges after the prosecution amended his charges to include abetment to commit murder.

On March 19, Koranteng appeared in Court on the provisional charge of murder but the same had had the charge of abetment included in the latest charge sheet filed on April 2, 2025,

The 35-year-old businessman, also known as Nana Amakye, is said to have sold photographs of the investigative journalist to former Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong before Suale’s murder in 2019 but denied his involvement.

The prosecution also alleged that Suale had identified Koranteng as the person responsible for supplying the images that were later broadcast on Net2 TV, where Kennedy Agyapong called for retribution against the journalist.

Initially charged with murder on March 19, 2925, Koranteng’s charges now include abetment to murder.

Meanwhile, an attempt to seek bail for him by his lawyers have been turned down by the Madina District Court.

The Court, after listening to the prosecution and defence counsels’ submissions, remanded
Koranteng into police custody till April 17, 2025.

Brief facts

According to the brief facts presented by Chief Inspector Bamfo, the Petitioner Ibrahim Kamiru Tahidu is a relative of the deceased, Ahmed Hussein Suale.

While the accused, Daniel Owusu Koranteng alias Amakye is the managing director of ISPY Company.

Chief Inspt. Bamfo said, both Ahmed Suale and the accused were employees of Tiger Eye Company, led by Anas Aremeyaw Anas.

The Prosecutor at that, the accused had multiple interactions with the deceased (Ahmed Suale) and his family before his death.

It was her case that, “tensions escalated in June 2018 when Hon. Kennedy Agyapong broadcasted images of Ahmed Suale on Net TV, calling for retribution against the investigative journalist.”

Chief Inspt. Bamfo said, the deceased Ahmed Suale later identified the accused as the person who provided Hon. Agyapong with his photographs.

She said, on January 16, 2019, following the publication of deceased’s images, he (Ahmed Suale) was shot and killed in Madina.

She explained that, call records placed the accused in Madina near Suale’s residence before and at the time of the murder.

The Prosecutor told the Court that, further analysis showed that later that same day, “the accused traveled from Madina to his residence in Amasaman late in the evening at about 2315 hours, after the murder.”

She said, “during the investigation, the accused declined multiple police invitations and later fled to the United Kingdom somewhere in August 2019.”

Chief Inspt. Bamfo said, the Accused later returned to Ghana and intelligence led to his arrest in Amasaman on March 15, 2025.

She said, the accused admitted knowing the deceased, visiting Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, and having taken photographs with the deceased but denied selling the photographs to anyone.

The Prosecutor said Police investigation is ongoing to identify other suspects in the case.

By: Murtala Inusah