By: Kenneth Appiah Bani
Popular Ghanaian dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, widely known as Shatta Wale, has found himself at the centre of controversy after telling the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) that he purchased his luxury 2019 Lamborghini Urus “from the street.”
Shatta Wale was invited by EOCO to assist with investigations into the vehicle, which was flagged by the FBI and the US Justice Department as part of a $4 million fraud case linked to one Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian currently serving a jail term in the United States. The Urus was seized in May 2025 during EOCO’s local investigations.
According to EOCO’s official statement, Shatta Wale claimed he could not identify the person who sold him the vehicle, except that the seller may have been called “ZAK.” He added that the contact details of this individual, who allegedly reached him via WhatsApp, had been discarded.
The artiste also failed to provide receipts, ownership transfer documents, or purchase agreements for the vehicle. The only document in his possession was a customs declaration bearing the name of Nana Kwabena Amuah, the jailed fraud convict.
Shatta Wale was detained and interrogated for several hours on August 20, 2025, before being granted bail at around 9 pm. His bail was set at GHS 10 million with two sureties. EOCO confirmed that once sureties are validated, he will be released from custody.
The ongoing investigation forms part of a larger international collaboration between EOCO, the FBI, and the US Justice Department to track down possible accomplices and recover assets linked to the $4 million fraud case.
This development has sparked widespread public debate, with many questioning how a high-value vehicle could have been purchased “from the street” without verifiable records.
