Ghana: Journalist receives death threats
Gina Ama Blay, publisher and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Western Publications Limited, publishers of the Daily Guide, an Accra-based pro-government daily newspaper on July 2, 2008 allegedly received threats on her life by a caller who only identified himself as “Gajekpo” and claimed to be a soldier in the Ghana Armed Forces.
Ghana ALERT: Journalist receives death threats
Gina Ama Blay, publisher and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Western Publications Limited, publishers of the Daily Guide, an Accra-based pro-government daily newspaper on July 2, 2008 allegedly received threats on her life by a caller who only identified himself as “Gajekpo” and claimed to be a soldier in the Ghana Armed Forces.
According to a July 3 publication in The Statesman newspaper, Blay received the threats verbally on phone followed later by three short text messages on her private cellular phone from “Gajekpo”.
The Statesman’s publication said “Gajekpo” was upset about the previous day’s banner headline of the Daily Guide and threatened the journalist. The headline which read: “JJ Goes Mad” was in reference to a news conference by the former Ghana President Jerry John Rawlings, in which he (Rawlings) castigated the ruling government.
On the phone “Gajekpo” accused Blay of bias threatening that “you would see …we would deal with you”.
Blay told the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)’s correspondent, that her life is in danger.
She has since complained to the Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) and the security agencies.
The Nima Police have since commenced investigations into the matter.
Prof. Kwame Karikari
Executive Director
MFWA
Accra
Tel: 233 21 24 24 70
Fax : 233 21 221084
Website : www.mediafound.org
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