Controversial dancehall musician Shatta Wale and his Personal assistant Nana Dope have been arrested over the fake shooting claim.
The Police announced the arrest on their Facebook wall Tuesday evening. A third person Deportee has also been named in the arrest.
He was arrested for faking reports that he was shot by some unknown gunmen on Monday, October 18, 2021.
The Ghana Police Service confirmed the arrest in a post on social media.
Earlier, the police also announced that 2 persons are in their custody for spreading false information in connection with the alleged gun attack on Shatta Wale.
The two are the artiste’s Public Relations Manager, Kojo Owusu Koranteng, also known as Nana Dope and Eric Venator, alias Gangee.
They were arrested on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, on grounds of having the intention to cause fear and panic among the public.
Shatta Wale, prior to his arrest in a lengthy Facebook post, apologized to his fans and people who had been affected by the prank.
According to him, he took the phones of the team members and made the fake post.
He made reference to the prophecy that was made by a preacher recently that he would be shot dead on October 18, 2021.
According to Shatta Wale, he was surprised that the security services could not give him protection after that prophecy, hence his decision to stage the fake attack.
Meanwhile, the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has lodged a criminal complaint at the Police CID against the ‘Bullet’ hitmaker over the incident.
“We write to officially lodge a complaint with the Criminal investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service against Mr. Charles Nii Armah AKA Shatta Wale (first respondent) and his agent one Nana Dope (his alias) also referred to as the second respondent for publishing or causing to be published a false news item that had the potential to cause fear and panic and also had the potential to breach public peace”.
It added “that on Monday, October 18, 2021 by about 7:00pm, news started making rounds on social media and major traditional media platforms that some unknown gunmen had allegedly shot and injured the first respondent leaving him in a critical condition. The news report further reported that the first respondent was receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital hem in Accra.”
Source: Mybrytfmonline.co
