Award-winning Ghanaian musician and businessman Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has filed a defamation lawsuit against social commentator and broadcaster Abubakar Ahmed, widely known as Blakk Rasta, at the High Court of Justice in Accra.
The suit, filed in January 2026 at the Commercial Division of the High Court, arises from a video allegedly published by the defendant on 15 December 2025 on Blakk Empire Media’s social media platforms.
The video, titled “Shatta Wale, Self-Confessed King of Fraud,” is alleged to contain defamatory statements that the plaintiff says have damaged his reputation as a musician and public figure.
According to the statement of claim, Shatta Wale contends that within 24 hours of its publication, the video attracted significant online engagement, recording over 150,000 views on Facebook and more than 27,000 views on YouTube.
The plaintiff alleges that during the broadcast, Blakk Rasta described him as a “fraudster,” a “thief,” and a “self-confessed king of fraud,” and further suggested that he associates with known fraudsters and allows stolen money to pass through his bank accounts.
Shatta Wale maintains that the statements are false, malicious, and calculated to ridicule and scandalize him in the eyes of right-thinking members of society.
He argues that the comments portray him as dishonest, morally reprehensible, and untrustworthy, thereby harming his personal and professional reputation, as well as causing distress to his family, fans, and business associates.
In his writ of summons, the plaintiff is seeking several reliefs from the court, including:
A declaration that the statements made in the video are defamatory;
An order compelling the defendant to permanently remove the video and all related defamatory content from his social media platforms;
An injunction restraining the defendant from publishing further defamatory statements against him;
A public retraction and an unqualified apology to be published on the defendant’s social media pages and in full-page advertisements in the Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times, and Graphic ShowBiz newspapers;
Damages amounting to GH¢100 million; and Costs.
The defendant has been ordered to enter an appearance within eight days of service of the writ, failing which judgment may be entered in his absence.
The case adds to a growing number of high-profile defamation suits in Ghana involving public figures and commentary on social media, and it is expected to attract significant public and legal interest as proceedings unfold.
