Shatta Wale arrested over hoax shooting incident

his alleged involvement in the creation and circulation of information intended to cause fear and panic,” the Service further added.

This comes after the singer, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, embarked on what has now been confirmed as a prank.

Preliminary investigations the Police revealed the widely reported gunshot attack on Shatta Wale on Monday, October 18, 2021, was a hoax.

The Police suspected the involvement of the “My Level” hitmaker after he broke his silence following viral reports that he had been attacked and shot unknown assailants.

“Shatta Wale and one other person popularly referred to as ‘Deportee’ are currently being pursued for their possible involvement and knowledge of the circulation of false information with the intention to cause fear and panic. No one will be spared if Police investigations point to their possible criminal culpability in this matter,” the Service assured.

According to the Shatta movement boss, he undertook this initiative due to a prophesy one Bishop Stephen Akwasi, who predicted his death.

The founder and leader of New Life Kingdom Chapel International in a video sighted MyJoyOnline.com noted that Shatta Wale would lose his life on October 18, in a similar fashion like that of South African reggae artiste, Lucky Dube, who was shot on October 18, 2007.

In view of this, Nii Armah Mensah Jnr stated that his life is threatened and is currently on the run.

He noted that, until security agencies in the country step up to address such threats, his whereabouts will remain unknown.

“If my life can be threatened and there is no law to take actions on that, then I guess I will do what is right in the eyes of God.

“This is not the first time I have had these threats in this country now I am going through these emotional traumas alone, My dad has even defended me on the radio on this same issue. Why? Why? Ghana? Why? Yes, my life is in danger, and I am on the run till this country shows me there are laws…,” the October 19 post read.

He, therefore, called for the end of such predictions with the hashtag #StopFalseProphesies.

“This pastor said 18th October Shatta Wale will be shot, and you want to tell me you didn’t see from your cybercrime department, nor did you hear or came across anything like that online?

“I won’t wait for Ghana police to call my father and tell my father his son got shot this afternoon. I won’t wait for Ghana stupid media houses to spread news to my fans about me being shot because all we wish in this country is for dead people and funerals,” he added.

Following his post in the early hours of Tuesday, Bishop Stephen Akwasi, popularly known as Jesus ‘Ahuofe’, was picked up men believed to be officers of the Police Service. Sources say he was arrested for causing fear and panic.

Meanwhile, the Police Service has advised citizens against publishing false information, capable of disturbing the peace of the country.

Failure to heed such directives, such persons risk being arrested and prosecuted.