“We will eliminate you” – Manasseh Azure receives death threat

Ghana’s investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has received a fresh death threat after he published an article on the outcome of the 2020 elections.

Manasseh made the latest threat on his life known today 26th December 2020, edition of Newsfile, which among others discussed corruption and media freedom in the year under review.

The death threat was sent via an email on Christmas Day, which was a day after he published the article. The article was titled, ‘ERRORtoral Commission and Akufo-Addo’s coup d’état’. In this write up he discussed the anomalies with the Techiman South parliamentary results and the denial of the people of Santrokfi, Akpafu, Lolobi, and Likpe areas.

These two issues, he believes if not resolved before the constitution of the next parliament, could lead to what Manasseh called a “coup against the legislative arm of government.”

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Someone who was not happy with the article Manasseh wrote sent a threatening email saying Manasseh was “lucky to still be walking a free man.”

In 2019, Manasseh had to temporarily relocate to South Africa following threats against his life meaning this not the first time he has been issued such threats.

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After raining insults on the journalist, the sender said:

Let me tell you Manasseh or whatever you call yourself, we the good citizens of Ghana will not sit down for a few miscreants like you to destroy that beautiful country. If condition demands that we eliminate rats like you, we will not relent on our oars to do exactly that.

We are monitoring the present situation in the country very closely, and when it gets out of hand we shall move in swiftly to ensure that we eliminate you to bring finality to these brouhaha going on.

He went on to make reference to the Ahmed Suale murder:

We shall come after you very soon. I know and firmly believe that is cowards who die many times before their death but a perceived brave journalist like you is going to fight like a warrior, fighting in the battle of power. But don’t forget Ahmed Suale’s death, let that blood which was sacrificed to pacify the spirit of our ancestors serve as a reminder for you. Always when you take a pen and write an article remember your colleagues’ death…

The National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, eventually offered him police protection to keep him safe.

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