The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has seized a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from the home of musician Charles Nii Armah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, as part of an investigation into financial crimes committed in the United States. The operation, conducted in June, was a response to a 2023 request from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the United States Justice Department.
According to a press release from EOCO, the vehicle was found at a home in Trassaco Valley Phase 1, Accra. The FBI and the Justice Department have linked the car to the criminal enterprise of one Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is currently serving an 86-month sentence in the US for various financial crimes.
Shatta Wale reportedly pleaded with officers from EOCO’s Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) to keep the seizure private, citing concerns that it would damage his brand. He was subsequently allowed to surrender the vehicle himself, and it is now in EOCO’s possession.
The US authorities intend to send a formal Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request to the Ghanaian government to have the car returned to the United States as part of Amuah’s $4,743,443 restitution.
EOCO has identified Shatta Wale and a former senior officer of the National Signal Bureau (NSB) as “persons of interest” and stated that they will be invited to assist in further investigations. The office also indicated that it may share its final investigation report with the FBI and the Justice Department as part of ongoing cooperation.
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
