A member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has expressed disappointment with the Ghana Police Service following the discharge of Daniel Owusu Koranteng, the lead suspect in the 2019 murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale.

In another breath, he recounted that the incident preceding the death of the investigative journalist linked to Kennedy Agyapong, former MP for Assin Central, is something he is very unhappy about.

Speaking on TV3 Newday on October 15, 2025, Owusu criticised the police over the manner it is handling the high-profile case, suggesting a lack of professionalism and urgency.

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Reacting to the Madina District Court’s decision to discharge the suspect, Owusu first addressed the actions of Kennedy Agyapong, who had publicly identified the journalist prior to his death.

"When I heard Kennedy Agyapong did what he did in terms of calling out Ahmed Suale, I wasn't happy because no matter how you disagree with anybody, you cannot court hatred for the person.

"Yes, there is no evidence that it was Kennedy Agyapong who killed him. The police have not established that," he clarified.

Owusu then turned his criticism squarely onto the police administration.

"Let me say that in some of these things, the Ghana Police Service is the institution that is letting me down.

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"They cannot convince me sitting down here, that Ghana, as a small country, across a very small city, something of this kind will happen, and you tell me since 2019 you have not gotten closer to the murderers," he said.

To illustrate his point, Owusu recalled a successful murder investigation from the past.

"Remember, you were in this country in 1998 when Owusu Sekyere (Kwaku Ninja), you remember the Taekwondo guy and the police officer who was together with Jerry Wornu aka Taller, were murdered... They were killed, but the police administration was able to establish where the two were buried," he said

He argued that the police are capable of being professional when they choose to be.

Solomon Owusu further stressed the unresolved murder of JB Danquah-Adu, a former Member of Parliament, emphasising the danger posed to activists and advocates when perpetrators of such heinous crimes are not apprehended.

"We have had an MP in this country, JB Danquah, killed like a chicken. And as we speak, we don't know the perpetrator of that heinous crime. What are you talking about?" he angrily questioned.

He stressed that the continuous failure to bring justice in these cases erodes public trust and confidence.

"If people like these are dying and we cannot apprehend the culprits, then what happens to some of us? Because every day, we are on television doing advocacy, doing activism... When you are not able to assure the public that some of this, the police will be able to go closer into it and then get the culprits arrested, then it does not assure any confidence," he decried.

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