EOCO interrogates Shatta Wale in $4m fraud car probe, grants him bail

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has interrogated Ghanaian dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, in connection with a Lamborghini Urus identified by US authorities as proceeds of a $4 million fraud case.

In a statement issued on Thursday, August 21, 2025, EOCO confirmed that Shatta Wale was invited to assist in investigations after the vehicle, linked to convicted Ghanaian fraudster Nana Kwabena Amuah, was seized in Accra in May this year. Amuah is currently serving a jail term in the United States.

According to EOCO, the US Department of Justice and the FBI requested Ghanaian authorities to trace and recover the luxury vehicle as part of ongoing efforts to identify possible co-conspirators. On August 15, a US District Court in Kentucky ordered the forfeiture of the Lamborghini, authorising its transfer to the US government as restitution for the crime.

Shatta Wale, who had publicly claimed to have bought the car for US$150,000 from an unidentified seller, appeared before EOCO on August 20 after rescheduling two earlier appointments. Investigators questioned him for several hours before granting him bail at around 9pm.

He was granted bail of GHC10 million with two sureties to be justified. EOCO said it will inspect the sureties before releasing him from custody.

The agency disclosed that the artiste has so far failed to identify the individual who sold him the Lamborghini, except to say he purchased it “from the street” through a man possibly known as “Zak” whose contact details he no longer has. He also presented no proof of ownership or purchase documents, aside from a customs declaration bearing the name of Nana Kwabena Amuah.

EOCO emphasised that the interrogation was part of a wider probe into the $4 million fraud case and reiterated its commitment to cooperating with international partners to trace and recover illicit assets.