Dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr widely known as Shatta Wale has been released from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after he was detained for less than 24 hours.
Wale was released after his bail condition which was earlier set at GHC10 million with two sureties was varied to GHC5 million with two sureties.
Sammy Flex, manager for Shatta Wale disclosed this to the media shortly after the artiste’s release on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
“The good news is that he has been granted bail and has been released to go home. The bail condition was reviewed from GHC10 million to GHC5 million with two sureties and that is what we are all happy about,” Sammy Flex stated.
After presenting himself for interrogation on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, he was detained and granted bail to the tune of GHC10 million with two sureties. Shatta Wale was arrested in relation to investigations about how he acquired his Lamborghini vehicle which is suspected to be proceeds of fraud.
His fans massed up at the head office of EOCO on Thursday demanding his release. Music Executive and artiste manager Ricky Nana Agyemang, better known as Bullet who visited the artiste at EOCO’s office also spoke against the arrest.
Speaking to TV3 during a visit to EOCO’s headquarters in Accra on Thursday, August 21, 2025 Bullet described the arrest as a “witch-hunt” against the artiste.
Bullet claimed that Shatta Wale has legitimate business making him money and has only been targeted by authorities who he says has “designed a system for musicians and celebrities to be poor.”
“The arrest of Shatta Wale, I think it is more of a witch hunt. There’s more to it. It’s so grave that people cannot even understand. The system has been designed for musicians and celebrities to be poor, its from the top for them to suppress us and all that,” he stated.
Bullet stressed that “They don’t understand that a musician has been able to make so much money. They don’t understand the fact that a musician has been able to buy a house in Trassaco, own Shaxi company, own estates and a whole lot.”
“So, the system wants to tell us that you can never make it and you can’t make it. So nobody should be happy that Shatta Wale has been arrested,” he stated.
It will be recalled that on August 5, EOCO seized a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from the residence of dancehall musician Shatta Wale.
This was contained in a press release issued by EOCO and signed by the Acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer.
The release stated:
“In June this year, the Economic and Organized Crime Office, acting on a 2023 request from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the United States Justice Department, undertook an operation which led to a lawful search at a home in Trassaco Valley Phase 1, Accra. The operation, which was carried out by the Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) of EOCO, led to the discovery and seizure of a 2019 Lamborghini Urus which the FBI and the Justice Department have tied to the proceeds of the criminal enterprise of one Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is currently serving an 86-month sentence for several financial crimes in the US.”
It added:
“The car was seized from Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale. The officers were professional and civil, and the search and seizure occurred without incident. Nii Armah had pleaded with officers not to make the seizure public because the vehicle was a big part of his brand, and if his supporters saw the vehicle being driven away in the company of EOCO, it would damage his brand. Nii Armah was allowed to surrender the vehicle himself, which is currently in EOCO’s possession. It is standard safety protocol for officers of the Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) to carry weapons while on operations for their safety. The FBI and the Justice Department intend to send a formal Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request to the Government of Ghana to return the car to the United States as part of Nana Kwabena Amuah’s $4,743,443 restitution.”
The statement further noted:
“Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale, and a former senior officer of the National Signal Bureau (NSB) have been assessed as persons of interest and will be invited by EOCO to assist in further ongoing investigations in the coming days. EOCO may share the final investigations report with the FBI and the Justice Department as part of our ongoing cooperation.”
