Shatta Wale
By Richard Tega Enyeh
Ghanaian dancehall music star, Charles Nii Armah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has spent his first night in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over a tax investigation.
The singer has also been granted bail under strict conditions.
His media manager, Samuel Atuobi Baah, also called Sammy Flex, confirmed in a video update that the artist’s legal team and management are working to meet the bail requirements for his release by Thursday, August 21, 2025.
“Before proceeding with the case, EOCO has set a bail of ten million Ghana cedis (GH₵ 10 million) with two sureties. I assure you, the dancehall king’s management and legal team are working tirelessly to resolve this,” he explained.
Flex further clarified that, contrary to reports, the case relates specifically to taxes on Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini and his business operations.
Shatta Wale was taken into custody on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, as part of EOCO’s probe into tax compliance regarding his yellow Lamborghini.
According to his team, “Mr. Mensah presented himself voluntarily at the EOCO offices this afternoon along with his lawyer Cephas Biyuo, to assist with investigations.”
NATIONAL WAVES had reported that singer’s yellow Lamborghini, was seized by the Anti-graft agency because US authorities allegedly linked it to a fraud network run by another Ghanaian, Nana Kwabena Amuah.
Amuah is currently serving a seven-year jail sentence in the US after defrauding dozens of organisations through vendor impersonation scams.
The $150,000 wonder-on-wheel is expected to be returned to the US to help compensate Amuah’s victims. Wale has denied any connection to Amuah, describing himself as a “third-party owner” and claiming he did not know who shipped the vehicle to Ghana.
