Why EOCO detained Shatta wale

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Dance Hall Artise Charles Nii Armah Mensah, well known as Shatta wale has been detained by  The Economic and Organised Crime Office.



His management team broke the news to the public via Facebook post on the 20th of August . 


Sammy Flex Baah, road manager for Shatta wrote,


“The management of dancehall artist Shatta Wale (Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr.) is issuing this statement following his detention by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) today.

According to him, “This follows an inquiry related to tax obligations of a yellow Lamborghini vehicle. Mr. Mensah presented himself voluntarily at the EOCO offices this afternoon along with his lawyer Cephas Biyuo, to assist with investigations.


He assured Shatta Wale’s fans “…and the general public that his legal team is fully engaged and actively working with the authorities to resolve this matter. They are taking all necessary steps to secure his release at the earliest opportunity.”


“We urge the SM Family and all well-wishers to remain calm and avoid any speculation. We have the utmost confidence in the judicial process.
Management and his legal representatives will return to the EOCO offices tomorrow morning to continue these discussions. We will provide further updates as appropriate,” Mr Baah further stated.



It will be recalled that EOCO seized a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from Shatta Wale’s Trassaco Valley residence earlier.

In a statement signed by its Acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer, EOCO revealed that the operation was carried out in June on the basis of a 2023 request from the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Department of Justice.

The agency explained that the vehicle had been linked to the criminal proceeds of Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is serving an 86-month sentence in the United States for financial crimes. “The car was seized from Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale… The vehicle is currently in EOCO’s possession,” the statement said.


It added that Shatta Wale had pleaded with officers not to make the seizure public, citing fears that it could damage his brand. EOCO said the FBI and the Justice Department were expected to formally request the return of the vehicle to the US as part of a $4.7 million restitution order against Amuah.

The agency further indicated that Shatta Wale and a former senior officer of the National Signal Bureau had been assessed as persons of interest and may be invited again for questioning as investigations progress.

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