Rapper Medikal has attracted widespread consideration on social media after netizens questioned his absence through the turbulent interval when his shut buddy, Shatta Wale, was detained by the Financial and Organised Crime Workplace (EOCO).
On Thursday, 21 August 2025, EOCO’s headquarters in Accra witnessed dramatic scenes as scores of followers besieged the premises following information of Shatta Wale’s detention the earlier evening. The dancehall star was being held in reference to investigations into alleged cash laundering and tax evasion. Previous to his arrest, EOCO had seized his 2019 Lamborghini Urus, which has been flagged in an FBI-led probe involving Shatta Wale and a former officer of the Nationwide Alerts Bureau.
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The ambiance exterior EOCO was charged as tons of of devoted followers, some reportedly wielding weapons, picketed on the premises and demanded the musician’s launch.
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A number of of Shatta Wale’s shut associates had been current, together with his media supervisor, Sammy Flex, and Leslie Quaynor, CEO of the now-defunct Fantasy Dome, each of whom labored to make sure that the artiste met his bail situations. Different trade colleagues, comparable to Bullet of Rufftown Information and Captan, had been additionally noticed on the scene.
Notably absent, nonetheless, was Medikal, usually thought to be Shatta Wale’s finest buddy. Followers had anticipated his presence, but he solely resurfaced on social media with a put up at 6:13 p.m., across the time Shatta Wale regained his freedom.
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It stays unsure whether or not Medikal had been working quietly behind the scenes to help the Free Shatta Wale motion. Nonetheless, his absence unsettled many supporters, with a number of taking to social media to voice their disappointment and speculations.
