The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has released dancehall musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah, widely known as Shatta Wale, on bail set at GH₵10 million, with two sureties required to be validated.
In a statement issued on Thursday, August 21, EOCO confirmed that Shatta Wale was invited to support ongoing inquiries into a 2019 Lamborghini Urus, which U.S. authorities have identified as assets acquired through a $4 million fraud scheme involving Ghanaian citizen Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is currently incarcerated in the United States.
The statement read, “Nii Armah was granted bail around 9 pm shortly after the interrogation concluded. He was granted bail of GH₵10,000,000 with two sureties to be justified.”
The agency clarified that once the sureties are provided and verified, the artiste will be discharged from custody.
The probe stems from a formal request by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice for EOCO to locate the vehicle and identify any potential accomplices within Ghana.
The high-end SUV was confiscated in May this year after being found in Shatta Wale’s possession. On August 15, a U.S. District Court in Kentucky issued an order permitting the U.S. Government to reclaim the Lamborghini as compensation for the crime.
EOCO stated that Shatta Wale had previously declared publicly that he purchased the car for $150,000. However, investigators reported that he was unable to substantiate this claim.
“So far, Charles Nii Armah Mensah has been unable to identify the person from whom he purchased the said Lamborghini Urus vehicle except to say that he purchased it from the ‘Street’ and from someone possibly called ‘ZAK’ who may have contacted him on WhatsApp but whose identity he does not know and whose contact he has thrown away,” the statement noted.
The release also mentioned that the only paperwork the musician has submitted is a customs declaration document listing Nana Kwabena Amuah—the convicted Ghanaian directly tied to the U.S. fraud case—as the importer.
EOCO further described the events of the interrogation day, stating that Shatta Wale arrived late for his scheduled meeting on August 20 and only agreed to participate after his lawyer showed up at 5 pm.
The questioning continued until 9 pm, after which bail was approved.
“Officers eventually left the Office around 11pm,” EOCO added.
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