International investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaws Anas, credited with several mind-blowing undercover works, has admitted to being traumatized a number of times after coming face to face with death in the line of duty.
Ghanaian journalists have been involved in a number of life-threatening situations whilst going undercover, escaping by the skin of the teeth.
He was recently lynched in Malawi when led a team of BBC journalists investigating a series of mysterious murders in that country.
The BBC had said the team were working undercover to expose men who claim to suck the blood of children to make get-rich amulets when they were attacked by a crowd of furious villagers.
The villagers had mistaken Anas and his team for the killers.
Well over a month after the incident, the investigative journalist told BBC World Service on Saturday that he was still traumatised by his close shave with death.
“Just like any other story that happens, the trauma will still be there, but the impact is what brings the smiles on our faces, when you know that the story has really touched the nerve, it gives us a lot of courage,” Anas said when asked if he has recovered from the trauma.
Nonetheless, Anas pointed out, “we think that despite the problems, we have been able to mirror exactly what the situation is”.
The Malawi incident is certainly not the first in his life as Anas Aremeyaw Anas told the BBC that he has seen “many near-death situations” in exposing corruption and killers in society both in Ghana and abroad.
“They are near-death in such a way that, well, if you turn this way you may not die, there are near-death situations that you know your back up plan…” he explained.
In the Malawi case, he said, it was “beyond control”, stressing that the situation was terrifying to the extent that “even the local police were scared and the chief could not contain it”.
Addressing concerns that the BBC failed to work with local vigilante group to protect its journalists, Anas said considering the situation on the ground, working with vigilante group was not the best.
He explained that some members of the vigilante group were part of the syndicate, suggesting why it was not proper to deal with persons who are “neck-deep” into the ritual murders.
Watch excerpts of the Malawi experience
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Source: 3news
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WHERE WERE YOUR POWERS? YOUR TIME WILL COME IF YOU FAIL TO CONFESS TO INNOCENT PEOPLE YOU HAVE DISGRACED.
i have lost respect for BBC. i wont watch or listen to them again. They are condoning the fraudulent activities of Anas.
another Kweku Ananse story from the cr1m1nal. his boss kweku baako has gone into hiding for some time now. i thought he said he has balls. soon this rat called anas will also disappear from the seen. the only reason why this guy is still alive is bcos those he caused them pains are not clean. if one of those ple who's life has been destroyed by this guy is clean in the heart, he would have been dead by now. I pray he comes my way with his crook method. BBC and for that matter the whiteman's only interest in africa is to destroy us. Kwame Nkrumah said that these ple are suing unpatriotic children of africa to destroy africa and he is right. Anas is one of them and our leaders as well. have u seen any expose from anas that involves our leaders? if you have, then share with us. the truth is Anas won't expose them bcos they all have the same agenda. pls asking him to release his videos on parliament and galamsey are just wasting their time. he is using the parliament video to hold them to ransom so that he can get involved in illegal operations in the country. as for the galamsey one he is also deeply involved in it and so did the videos to blackmail his fellow galamseyers. It is time we put on our thinking cap and realize that this anas guy is a cr1m1nal.
this thiief Anas has even managed to cause me lose interest in BBC of late. If you don't repent and confess your sins,...... God hates person who are not clean but judge others. the only thing is that He drags His feet in punishing people. I followed Kwaku Baako since childhood but now I don't have any bit of affection and desire for him anymore cos from the way he defended Anas when people started questioning his integrity and later getting exposed really tells me he knew what Anas was doing from day one.
It's a big lie.There is a saying that what people know they destroy but what they don't understand they call names.Most Africans hate the truth and lazy to research. An as I pray for God,s protection for you and your family.
give us a break with this fraud anas stories. nobody in ghana now respects this crooook called anas. what pains me the most is how respected kweku baako is now disrespected because of anas' selfish practices.