{"id":360761,"date":"2025-08-21T00:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/360761\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T00:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:44:11","slug":"eoco-detains-shatta-wale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/360761\/","title":{"rendered":"EOCO detains Shatta Wale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/NewsArchive\/EOCO-detains-Shatta-Wale-1997114?gallery=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/26940133.295.jpg\" alt=\"Shatta Wale in a pose with his Lamborghini Urus\" title=\"Shatta Wale in a pose with his Lamborghini Urus\" width=\"295\" height=\"183\" \/> <\/a>Shatta Wale in a pose with his Lamborghini Urus<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghanaian dancehall star Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr, also known as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\">Shatta Wale<\/a>, has been detained by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following an inquiry into tax obligations relating to his purchase of a yellow Lamborghini.<\/p>\n<p>According to management, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\">Shatta Wale<\/a> presented himself voluntarily at the EOCO offices on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by his lawyer, Cephas Biyuo to assist with investigations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to assure all fans and the general public that his legal team is fully engaged and actively working with the authorities to resolve this matter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are taking all necessary steps to secure his release at the earliest opportunity,\u201d Ghanaian media personality Samuel Atuobi Baah, popularly known as Sammy Flex, who is also a member of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\">Shatta Wale<\/a>\u2019s management team, confirmed the development in a post on his official X page on August 20, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>He further urged the SM Family and all well-wishers to remain calm and avoid any speculation. \u201cWe have the utmost confidence in the judicial process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/entertainment\/EOCO-Lambo-Saga-There-is-nothing-illegal-about-me-I-ve-got-a-covenant-with-God-Shatta-Wale-1995220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EOCO, Lambo Saga: &#8216;There is nothing illegal about me, I&#8217;ve got a covenant with God&#8217; &#8211; <\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\">Shatta Wale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cManagement and his legal representatives will return to the EOCO offices tomorrow morning to continue these discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will provide further updates as appropriate,\u201d the statement added. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">The management of dancehall artist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=1246\" rel=\"noopener\">Shatta Wale<\/a> (Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr.) is issuing this statement following his detention by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) today.<\/p>\n<p>This follows an inquiry related to tax obligations on the purchase of a yellow Lamborghini\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sammy Baah Flex (@sambahflex) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sambahflex\/status\/1958282711665438893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>AM\/SEA<\/p>\n<p><b>Meanwhile, watch below the trailer for GhanaWeb\u2019s upcoming documentary on teenage girls and how fish is stealing their futures:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shatta Wale in a pose with his Lamborghini Urus Ghanaian dancehall star Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr, also&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-360761","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115063991476168936","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}