Media personality Captain Smart has criticized the head of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), Raymond Archer, for authorizing the arrest of dancehall sensation Shatta Wale.
Shatta Wale was detained on Wednesday, 20 August 2025, after he responded to an invitation to EOCO’s headquarters in Accra. His arrest was connected to the purchase of a yellow 2019 Lamborghini Urus, which had been traced back to a Ghanaian fraudster, Nana Kwabena Amuah, currently incarcerated overseas by the United States Department of Justice and the FBI.
The musician spent a night in EOCO custody as his legal team worked to secure his GH₵10 million bail. This move sparked outrage among his loyal fan base, who congregated outside EOCO’s offices in Accra, demanding his immediate release. Eventually, Shatta Wale was released late on Thursday, 21 August, after EOCO reduced his bail bond to GH₵5 million.
Captain Smart, speaking on the Onua Maakye morning show on Tuesday, 26 August, condemned the arrest, labeling it as unnecessary and ill-conceived. He questioned the logic behind the arrest, stating, “What was the sense in the arrest of Shatta Wale? How can you arrest a prosecution witness and treat him like a suspect? Are we not crazy? If Shatta Wale has committed a crime, let’s deal with it. But if you read and listen to all the information available, what was the sense in his arrest?”
According to Captain Smart, the FBI had prior knowledge that the car was in Shatta Wale’s possession but did not deem it necessary to arrest him since he was not involved in any criminal activity. He expressed his frustration, saying, “In the circumstance of the purchase of the vehicle, Shatta Wale was only a victim of that situation. The FBI knew this and simply passed on the information to local security. And as useless as we are, we went ahead to arrest him.”
The video of Captain Smart criticizing EOCO can be viewed above.
This incident has sparked a debate on the proper procedure for handling such cases and the need for thorough investigation before making arrests. It remains to be seen how this controversy will impact Shatta Wale’s career and reputation in the music industry. the perspective of a plant in a garden.
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