The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed that dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., popularly known as Shatta Wale, has been interrogated and granted bail in connection with a luxury car purchase linked to an international fraud case.
According to EOCO,Shatta Wale was invited to assist investigations into a 2019 Lamborghini Urus that had been flagged by the FBI and US Justice Department as part of a $4 million crime involving Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian currently serving a jail term in the United States.
In a press release issued on August 21, EOCO said “Charles Nii Armah Mensah was granted bail around 9pm shortly after interrogation ended. He was granted bail of GH¢10,000,000 with two sureties to be justified.”
They explained that once the sureties are presented, EOCO will carry out the necessary inspection which is standard protocol, after which Charles Nii Armah Mensah would leave custody.
“The investigation forms part of a larger investigation regarding possible co-conspirators in the $4m crime which occurred in the US involving some Ghanaians and recoveries of the proceeds of the crime,” EOCO said.
The vehicle was seized in May this year from Shatta Wale’s possession after he publicly claimed to have bought it for $150,000 from an unidentified seller.
The statement also revealed that Shatta Wale has no receipt or transfer documentation showing he purchased the vehicle and the only document connected to the car is a customs declaration in the name of Nana Kwabena Amuah, a convicted Ghanaian in the United States.
During interrogation, Shatta Wale told investigators he bought the Lamborghini “from the street” through a man he only knew as Zak. According to EOCO, he explained that the contact reached him via WhatsApp, but he no longer has the number and does not know the person’s true identity
On August 15, 2025, a United States District Court in Kentucky issued an order forfeiting the Lamborghini Urus as a substitute asset in Amuah’s criminal case, authorising the US Government to take possession of the vehicle in Ghana as restitution for the fraud.
Following this claim, EOCO issued an invitation for him to appear on August 13, but the appointment was later rescheduled to August 20 at 10am.
According to EOCO, Shatta Wale eventually arrived at the office yesterday around 3pm and insisted that he would not cooperate until his lawyer was present.
His counsel then arrived at 5pm, and although EOCO’s official closing time is 5pm, investigators continued with the interrogation until around 9pm after which he was finally granted bail.
EOCO said its investigations and seizure of the car in Accra earlier this year followed a request from the FBI and US Justice Department to help trace possible Ghanaian co-conspirators and recover proceeds of the crime.
