{"id":135310,"date":"2015-07-17T09:14:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T09:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=135310"},"modified":"2015-07-17T11:19:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T11:19:13","slug":"anas-aremeyaws-disguises-labelled-amongst-the-worlds-best-undercover-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/anas-aremeyaws-disguises-labelled-amongst-the-worlds-best-undercover-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Anas Aremeyaw’s disguises labelled amongst the world\u2019s best undercover reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
Few people can tell you what Ghanaian super-sleuth reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas looks like.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d he apologized to an audience during a 2013 TED talk, speaking through a mask.<\/p>\n
\u201cI cannot show you my face. If I do, the bad guys will come at me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those bad guys are numerous: For over a decade, the internationally-acclaimed journalist has made it his mission to expose all stripes of criminals, from seedy outlaws to crooked cops to rotten public servants. What\u2019s more incredible is how he\u2019s done it\u2014with inventive ruses and elaborate disguises that make James Bond\u2019s adventures seem snoozy by comparison. We\u2019ve collected a few of his most memorable busts, along with tips on how he pulled them off, here.<\/p>\n
1. A PEANUT HAWKER<\/strong><\/p>\n After earning his degree from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, Anas landed a gig at The Crusading Guide newspaper in 1999. His first scoop stemmed from a simple question: If street hawking is illegal in the city of Accra, why was it so rampant along one of its busiest motorways? The answer lay in a popular peanut snack called Nkatie Burger. Anas posed as a hawker, hustling the treat to motorists stuck in traffic. In the process, he learned that cops were taking bribes from the hawkers. After seven days of reporting, he had his proof, and his story. At TED, he reflected on that first assignment. \u201cI thought that I should do it in a different way,\u201d he said, \u201cso that it has maximum impact.\u201d The statement more or less sums up his career.<\/p>\n 2. A ROCK<\/strong>
\nOf Anas\u2019s many faces, there\u2019s one in which he doesn\u2019t have a face at all\u2014just two small eyeholes cut into what looks like an enormous, crinkled paper bag. Silly? Maybe.<\/p>\n