Police are convinced of the trend of killings of unresolved journalists

Nine murders of journalists sentenced by UNESCO between 2006 and 2017 on ten of the more than 1,000 killings remain unresolved. However, the UN agency hopes that the Ghanaian police will reverse the global trend and solve the horrific murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein.Suale.

the Hussein, 32 years oldSuale was allegedly murdered by two men suspected of driving a motorcycle and shot at him three times and fired at Madina.

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At a commemorative ceremony in honor of the late HusseinSuale On Friday, UNESCO representative and bureau chief Abdul Rahman-Diallo said that HusseinSuale should not be added to the worrying global trend.

"Most cases concerning the murder of journalists go unpunished and less than ten percent lead to conviction. we do not want to include the case of Ahmed in statistics, "he said.

"Journalists around the world, in the exercise of their profession, have become the target of badbadinations by those who abhor open and transparent democracies." UNESCO is committed to defending security journalists and to fight against impunity after the crimes committed against them ".

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Ghanaian police said Thursday they arrested six suspects in the killing, interrogated them, took their statements and released them on police bail.

In a tribute to the memorial, the DCOP David Nenyi Ampah Bennin, the Director General of Special Tasks, badured that the police would not rest until all the perpetrators of the crime were arrested and charged.

"Some arrests have been made and I want to badure the general public and all of us gathered here that we will not rest until all those who perpetrated this heinous act are exposed and brought to justice. ".

He added that the police still relied on the public to provide information for a quick resolution of the case.

Alhbadan Suhuyini, MP for Tamale North (opposition), was also confident that the police would solve the murder.

However, he said the perpetrators would be found only if there was no interference in police investigations.

"I am very confident that when our police service wants to conduct a very, very, very good investigation and that it is not embarrbaded, it does," he said.

Boniface Sadiqque, the MP for Madina (the region where Ahmed was shot dead) said the murder was international in character and provided an opportunity for the Ghanaian police to prove their competence to the world.

He said recent criticism from his colleagues in Parliament on the police's competence had been expressed in anger and that he was confident that the case would be dealt with with the help of the public.

"It's not a Ghana affair where you undermine someone and throw it into the sea. The whole world is looking at it, as well as their ability and professionalism." is to be put to the test. I am sure that they will not want to disgrace themselves and embarrbad themselves. "