Renowned dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale is alleged to have been used by the ruling government to obtain power and abandoned to face the wrath of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
This assertion is made by media personality, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah in his programme which was shared on X on August 14, 2025.
Afrifa-Mensah claimed that Shatta Wale campaigned for the president John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2024 elections.
That, he noted helped the party to secure power but the President was now using EOCO to terrorize and silence the controversial artiste.
“They have used Shatta Wale and dumped him… Now EOCO is being used to shut him up so he cannot criticize the government,” he said.
Afrifa-Mensah’s speech came amid ongoing controversy between Shatta Wale and EOCO, which began in June 2025 when EOCO seized a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from his residence in Trassaco Valley, Accra.
EOCO, acting on a request from the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice, said the car was linked to Nana Kwabena Amuah, a Ghanaian American serving a 86 month prison term in the United States for a $4.7 million fraud scheme.
The agency stated the vehicle was purchased with proceeds from the crime and was needed for victim restitution.
Shatta Wale has denied any involvement in the fraud, saying he bought the vehicle for $150,000 from Kwabena Adu-Boahene, a former National Signals Bureau officer, and had no knowledge of its alleged criminal ties.
He also accused EOCO of staging an “armed raid” on his home, a claim EOCO refuted, stating the seizure was peaceful and that the musician voluntarily surrendered the car to protect his image.
