The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has released a statement on the detention of Ghanaian musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly referred to as Shatta Wale.
In the statement released on Thursday, August 21, 2026, they revealed that Shatta Wale has been granted bail, but he could not disclose the source of his Lamborghini.
“Charles Nii Armah Mensah, aka Shatta Wale, was invited by EOCO to assist in investigations surrounding a 2019 Lamborghini Urus, a car identified by the FBI and the US Justice Department as proceeds of a $4 million crime involving one Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian who is currently serving a jail term in the USA.”
The statement
According to the statement, 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.
“Following requests from the FBI and the US Justice Department of EOCO to track the vehicle and conduct local investigations in respect of uncovering possible co-conspirators in Ghana, EOCO began looking for the vehicle until it was identified and seized in or around May this year, in the possession of one Charles Nii Armah Mensah.”
“On August 15, 2025, a United States District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky, Central Division of Lexington, in a criminal case of the United States of America vrs. Nana Kwabena Amuah issued an order forfeiting the Substitute Asset on the Lamborghini Urus in question, authorising the US Government to take possession of the said vehicle in Ghana as restitution for the crime.”
The statement
On August 5, 2025, following a public claim by Charles Nii Armah Mensah that he purchased the car at a price of US$150,000 from an unidentified party, “EOCO invited Charles Nii Armah Mensah to report on August 13, 2025, which appointment was rescheduled for August 20, 2025, at 10 am to assist with investigations.”
EOCO Finally Meeting Counsel For Shatta Wale
The statement stated scheduled time of the meeting with EOCO was changed after Counsel for Shatta Wale indicated the time of their arrival.
“Counsel for Charles Nii Armah Mensah indicated to EOCO officers that they would prefer to report at 11 am. EOCO readjusted its schedule to align with its time. Shortly before 11 am, Counsel for Nii Armah called EOCO to claim that his client was not available and that he was also busy. EOCO indicated to Counsel that he and his client were expected to report as scheduled. Charles Nii Armah Mensah arrived in the Office around 3 pm and insisted that he was not going to cooperate until his counsel arrived, a right which he is entitled to and was accorded him.”
The statement
According to them, the Counsel for Shatta Wale arrived at their closing time.
“EOCO investigators and Charles Nii Armah Mensah waited from 11 am till 5 pm before his Counsel showed up. Incidentally, EOCO’s closing time is 5 pm. Nevertheless, EOCO staff and the entire operational team chose to carry on with the interrogation, which ended around 9 pm. Officers eventually left the Office around 11 pm.
“Nii Armah was granted bail around 9 pm shortly after interrogation ended. He was granted bail of GHC10,000,000 with two sureties to be justified. Once the sureties are presented, hopefully this morning, EOCO will undertake surety inspection, which is a standard protocol, after which Charles Nii Armah Mensah will leave custody.”
The statement
According to the statement, “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.”
“So far, Charles Nii Armah Mensah does not possess any documentation in terms of receipt or transfer documents which show that he owns or purchased the said vehicle, except a customs declaration document in his possession bearing the name of Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is currently in jail.”
The statement
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