Ghanaian artist Charles Nii Armah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, luxury Lamborghini Urus has been seized by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO).
According to EOCO, Shatta Wale’s Lamborghini Urus is linked to one Nana Kwabena Amuah, who is currently serving an 86-month sentence in the United States.
EOCO, in a press release on August 5, 2025, revealed Shatta Wale’s Trassaco Valley residence was searched in June after the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department requested it in 2023.
The Economic and Organised Crime Office, in their statement signed by Raymond Archer, the acting Executive, read, “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 Survelillance 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 statement added, “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”.
According to EOCO, Shatta Wale was allowed to surrender the vehicle after he pleaded that it would destroy his brand.
EOCO statement added, “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”.
EOCO statement further announced that Shatta Wale and a former senior officer of the National Signal Bureau (NSB) have been assessed as persons of interest.
Also revealing that the FBI and the Justice Department want the Government of Ghana to return the vehicle to the US as part of Nana Kwabena Amuah’s restitution.
“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 investigation report with the FBI and the Justice Department as part of our ongoing cooperation”, the EOCO statement concluded.
In addition, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, just a day ago announced that they have impounded 43 high-value luxury vehicles stolen from across Europe.
According to COP Lyida Donkor, the high-value luxury vehicles were stolen from the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, and France.
The CID Director General revealed that a collaboration between the CID, Customs and Interpol, DIGIPOL, and the FBI led to the recovery of about 43 vehicles.
Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, August 4, 2025, COP Lydia Donkor detailed, “These 43 vehicles are mainly high-value luxury vehicles such as Rolls-Royce, Audi Q8, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, etc., stolen from countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Canada, USA, Germany, Italy, and France”
“Out of the 43 vehicles that have been impounded, investigations have been completed, and the courts have ordered that 18 of them should be repatriated to the countries of origin.
“Eight have already been repatriated, while ten are pending. Repatriation cases on the remaining 25 are still pending in court,” she said.
See the statement below:
