On August 5, 2025, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with the FBI, seized a 2019 Lamborghini Urus from the residence of Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, located in Trassaco Valley.
The luxury vehicle is reportedly linked to proceeds from a $4.7 million U.S.-based fraud case. Investigations are currently ongoing.
PRESS RELEASE
SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME FROM THE HOME OF CHARLES NII ARMAH aka SHATA WALE
Date: August 5, 2025
Time: 6:31pm
Classification: Public Release
Signed: Ag. Executive Director
In June this year, the Economic and Organized Crime Office acting on a 2023 request from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the United States Justice Department undertook an operation which led to a lawful search in a home at Trassaco Valley Phase 1, in Accra.
The operation which was undertaken by the Surveillance And Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) of EOCO led to the discovery and seizure of a 2019 Lamborghini Urus which the the FBI and the Justice Department have tied to the proceeds of the criminal enterprise of one Nana Kwabena Amuah who is currently serving an 86 month sentence for several financial crimes in the US.
The car was seized from one Charles Nii Armah, aka Shatta Wale. The officers were professional and civil and the search and seizure occurred without incident.
Nii Armah had pleaded with officers that he did not want the seizure to be made public because the vehicle was a big part of his brand and that if his supporters saw the vehicle being driven away in the company of EOCO, it would destroy his brand.
Nii Armah was allowed to surrender the vehicle himself which is currently in the possession of EOCO.
It is a standard safety protocol practice for officers of the Surveillance and Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) to carry weapons whilst on operation for the safety of officers.
The FBI and the Justice Department intend to send a formal Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) to the Government of Ghana to return the car to the United States as part of Nana Kwabena Amuah’s $4,743,443 restitution.
Charles Nii Armah aka Shatta Wale and a former senior officer of the National Signal Bureau (NSB) have been assessed as persons of interest and will be invited by EOCO to assist in further ongoing investigations in the coming days.
EOCO may share the final investigations report to the FBI and the Justice Department as part of our ongoing cooperation.
