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Barely 24 hours before the release in Ghana of undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas' documentary on alleged corruption in football, a governing party Ghanaian MP has launched a tirade against him, accusing him of taking bribes and evading taxes on his private businesses - allegations seen by supporters of the reporter as an attempt to smear him.
“We have to hang Anas for the evil things he has done to Ghanaians in the course of his investigations, which he has used to amass wealth in Ghana,” the New Patriotic Party's Kennedy Agyapong said on Adom FM radio station.
Although Anas appears in public wearing a face mask, the MP has published pictures on TV, claiming they are images of the journalist and his crew.
Mr Agyapong urged the public to attack them if they came across them.
The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) has condemned the death threats to Mr Anas.
His expose on football corruption has led to the arrest of Ghana's football boss and the first vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Kwesi Nyantakyi.More details of alleged corruption are expected to feature in the documentary Number 12 when it premiers in the capital, Accra, on Wednesday.
In the past week, a campaign on social media with the hashtag #IamAnas has seen many Ghanaians taking pictures of themselves with improvised masks on their faces in solidarity with the investigative journalist.
