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| The man, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. (Picture sourced externally) |
One
word that hits my mind any time the name, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, comes up is enigma. The young man is simply
mysterious, puzzling and difficult to figure out.
That he
still plies his trade actively and yet most Ghanaians, till date, cannot put a
face to the name is the most mystifying. He is such an artful and elusive
character.
He
must have planned his career so well to have come this far in terms of exploits
and achievements while still going faceless. His is an uncommon spirit, a
spirit so “stubborn” and daring.
Fact
is, Anas is not the first to have ventured in journalism, or better still, investigative/subterfuge
journalism, but he is certainly a pacesetter and perhaps the first to have
taken it to this dizzying height- one that will remain the point of reference
for a very long time to come.
There
is however no illusion about how dangerous a career like his can be. Aside the inherent
hazards of losing his precious life in the act and endangering those of his
family, he is having to live an uncomfortable life in perpetuity, looking over
his shoulders every minute and second.
Many
are the careers he’s ruined and reduced to rubble through his investigative manoeuvre
– in the interest of mother Ghana/humanity, as many would say – and numerous
are the people who are seething with a vengeful anger for the huge
embarrassment and anguish he’s caused them.
At this point, he’s already put
himself in harm’s way and can only remain anonymous for good otherwise the
least act of indiscretion and he is a “grave man”. What a sacrifice for mother
Ghana/humanity !
But
hey, Anas is not alone, we don’t even know which of these young men parading in
the customized mask he really is. He seems to be working with a team who are
fast mastering the art.
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| "Baby Anas", extreme right, spotting his investigative mask |
Some
more youngsters are also burning with aspirations to step into his kind of shoes.
A couple of days ago, social media went live with pictures of this faceless 3-year-old
kid who seems poised to also go down the road less traveled.
She
was bold enough to choose investigative journalism as a career and she dressed
in the likeness of her role model, Anas, to mark a career day in her school.
She became an instant (social media) celebrity; that is what creativity can do
sometimes. It must be her parents’ idea because she appears too young to own
and be credited with this ingenuity/creativity; she has become a “star”, the
darling “Baby Anas”, nonetheless.
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| When Anas met "Baby Anas" |
Anas
is even reported to have paid her a courtesy call - that’s heartwarming. I hope
he (Anas) takes special interest in her professional grooming to make sure this
dream of becoming a journalist - a valiant investigative journalist,for that
matter- is realized. That will be a good way to prepare the ground for his
“second coming”, in a different human form.
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