- Journalist Syed Taalay Ahmed was ambushed near the city of Tamale last week
- 31-year-old was on deployment for Muslim Television Ahmadiyaa International
- He was attacked by a gang of robbers along with a Ghanaian colleague
- After opening fire on the pair, the attackers stole money and some belongings
- Two were later shot dead and four others arrested
A British journalist has been shot and killed during an armed robbery in Ghana.
Syed Taalay Ahmed, who grew up in Hartlepool, was ambushed along with a Ghanaian colleague while driving near the city of Tamale on August 23 at about 19:00 local time.
The 31-year-old was a journalist on deployment for Muslim Television Ahmadiyaa International (MTA) at the time of the attack.
After opening fire on the pair’s Toyota, the robbers took money and some of their possessions before getting into an ‘encounter’ with police, who shot two of them dead.
Four others were arrested, according to a press release signed by Ghanaian police.
Mr Taalay Ahmed and Umaru Abdul Hakim, his Ghanaian colleague who was also shot in the attack, where rushed to a nearby clinic before being taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
Mr Taalay Ahmed was declared dead a short while after arriving there and his body is due to be repatriated on Wednesday.
Mr Hakim survived the attack.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/news