Investigative journalist Edward Adeti has raised concerns over alleged threats to his safety while conducting an undercover investigation into alleged illegal billing practices at the Upper East Regional Hospital, sparking renewed conversations about press freedom and the safety of journalists in Ghana.
In a public statement ahead of the release of his documentary on Sunday, May 10, 2026, Adeti claimed a senior member of staff at the hospital told him he “could have been lynched” if workers had discovered he was conducting investigations at the facility.
“When the investigation was about to end, a senior member of the hospital’s staff angrily told me at a meeting that I could have been lynched if they had found out that I was around,” he stated.
Adeti described the alleged remark as disturbing, particularly because it reportedly came from personnel at a healthcare facility.
“This kind of statement came from a hospital, a regional hospital, not an abattoir,” he said.
The award-winning journalist also referenced previous controversies surrounding the hospital, including mysterious deaths allegedly linked to an earlier investigation into medicine theft at the facility in 2023.
“Perhaps, I would have become the latest statistic after two people (including the head of the hospital’s pharmacy department) died mysteriously in 2023 following that hospital medicine theft story,” he noted.
Adeti further alleged that a witness connected to the illegal billing investigation was offered a GH¢50,000 bribe to withhold testimony.
“Moreover, a source within the hospital told me a few days ago that somebody had offered a bribe of Gh¢50,000 to a client, who is a witness to the illegal billing affairs, to withhold his testimony,” he claimed.
Despite the alleged threats, Adeti insisted he would continue reporting on matters affecting public interest and accountability.
“You can lynch me. But you can’t lynch the truth,” he declared.
“The blood of the journalists who sincerely stand by the public interest is like a seed; the more you mow them down, the more in number they grow.”
The development has renewed attention on concerns frequently raised by media freedom advocates regarding intimidation, threats and hostility faced by investigative journalists while exposing alleged corruption and abuse in public institutions.
The Upper East Regional Hospital and relevant authorities are yet to publicly respond to the allegations contained in Adeti’s statement.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
