Shatta Wale Granted GHC10 Million Bail After EOCO Detention Over Lamborghini Case

Sammy Flex, a member of Shatta Wale’s management team, has confirmed that the dancehall artiste has been granted bail of GHC10 million with two sureties by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO).

Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., was detained by EOCO on Wednesday, August 20, after voluntarily appearing before the office for questioning over a yellow Lamborghini Urus he recently acquired.

In a Facebook video, Sammy Flex explained that the artiste’s legal team and management are working to meet the bail conditions by Thursday, August 21, 2025. He clarified that the interrogation relates to tax obligations on the luxury vehicle as well as the operations of Shatta Wale’s company.

Earlier, Sammy Flex had announced Shatta Wale’s detention in a statement, assuring fans that the legal team is “fully engaged and actively working with the authorities to resolve this matter” and urging the SM Family to remain calm and avoid speculation.

This development follows EOCO’s earlier seizure of a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from Shatta Wale’s Trassaco Valley residence on August 5. In a press release signed by EOCO’s Acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer, the office revealed that the seizure was carried out in collaboration with the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department.

According to EOCO, the luxury vehicle has been linked to the criminal enterprise of Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian currently serving an 86-month prison sentence in the U.S. for multiple financial crimes. The FBI and U.S. Justice Department are expected to issue a formal request to Ghana’s government for the vehicle’s return as part of Amuah’s $4.7 million restitution.

EOCO also disclosed that Shatta Wale and a former senior officer of the National Signal Bureau (NSB) have been identified as persons of interest in the ongoing investigation, with a final report likely to be shared with U.S. authorities.