Ghanaian musician and artiste supervisor, Ricky Nana Agyemang, popularly generally known as Bullet, has leapt to the defence of dancehall star Charles Nii Armah Mensah, broadly recognised as Shatta Wale, following his detention by the Financial and Organised Crime Workplace (EOCO).
Based on Bullet, Shatta Wale amassed his wealth via reputable means, dismissing studies linking him to cash laundering or different prison actions.
Talking to the media throughout a go to to EOCO’s headquarters in Accra to point out assist for Shatta Wale, Bullet argued that the artiste was being unfairly focused. He said:
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Each musician ought to work arduous. They shouldn’t be joyful that he’s been arrested. It isn’t about Shatta Wale proper now; it’s concerning the system attempting to inform you that you just can not make cash as an artiste.
He continued:
He’s made real cash from music. Ghanaian musicians are rich now, and a few individuals are merely pained by this. It is just Shatta Wale who has overtly flaunted his wealth, however the system doesn’t appear to grasp.
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In the meantime, a number of followers of Shatta Wale gathered exterior EOCO’s headquarters, staging an indication to demand his launch. Movies circulating on social media confirmed supporters holding placards and chanting in solidarity with the SM boss, insisting on his speedy freedom.
Bullet: “Shatta Wale made his cash genuinely—these behind this are envious”
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"The system is structured for celebrities and musicians to be poor" – Music Govt Bullet on the arrest of Shatta Wale, calling it a "witch-hunt." #3NewsGH pic.twitter.com/ZuiRFE9N7T
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EOCO Assertion on Shatta Wale
In an official assertion, EOCO confirmed that the detention is linked to a Lamborghini Urus at the moment below investigation. The luxurious automobile, a 2019 Lamborghini Urus, was flagged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the USA Division of Justice as a part of belongings acquired from a $4 million fraud scheme involving Ghanaian nationwide Nana Kwabena Amuah, who’s presently serving a jail sentence within the US.
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EOCO famous that Shatta Wale has been unable to supply the identification of the vendor from whom he bought the Lamborghini. He reportedly knowledgeable investigators that he acquired it “from the road”, presumably via a person generally known as “Zak” who might have contacted him through WhatsApp. Shatta Wale added that he now not has the vendor’s contact particulars.
The continued investigation in Ghana types a part of a wider worldwide collaboration geared toward tracing potential accomplices and recovering belongings linked to the fraud.
