Shatta Wale: Police Mount Search for Musician Following Viral Shooting Report; He is Nowhere to be Found

Shatta Wale: Police Mount Search for Musician Following Viral Shooting Report; He is Nowhere to be Found

  • The Ghana police service has started an investigation to unravel issues about Shatta Wale's shooting
  • The police say the musician cannot be found in his home or the hospitals searched so far as of 10:30 p.m on Monday
  • The search for Shatta Wale continues, and the police have left contact numbers

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The Ghana Police has mounted a search for Dancehall musician Shatta Wale following the viral reports that he was shot by unknown gunmen.

In a statement released by the police and sighted by YEN.com.gh, Shatta Wale cannot be found either in his house or in any hospital.

According to the statement, the police immediately started searching for the musician in his house but he was not found.

Police Mounts Search for Shatta Wale Following Viral Shooting Report
A collage of Shatta Wale and some police officers. Photo credit: @shattawalenima @ghanapoliceservice/Instagram
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A team has searched and continues to search for the musician in all hospitals.

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They have launched an investigation into the matter and would update the public when new development comes through.

In the meantime, contact numbers have been released to the public for anyone who knows Shatta Wale’s whereabouts to call.

See the police's statement here:

Shatta Wale shot by unknown gunmen

Earlier, YEN.com.gh published the viral report of Shatta Wale being shot by some unknown gunmen at his East Legon mansion on Monday, October 18, 2021, just a day after celebrating his birthday.

This was confirmed by his spokesperson, Nana Dope, in a series of posts on social media.

According to him, the musician was in a critical condition and receiving treatment at the emergency ward.

Nana Dope revealed the assailants shot Shatta Wale in the rain, and wondered who hated the musician this much to do this to him.

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He thanked the Ghana Police for their immediate intervention to get Shatta Wale to the hospital. The gunmen, however, were said to be on the run and being pursued by the police, Nana Dope explained.

Prophet prophesies Shatta Wale's shooting in video

Meanwhile, Bishop Stephen Akwasi, known popularly as Jesus Ahuofe predicted earlier that Shatta Wale would be shot in a video.

In that publication by YEN.com.gh, the bishop mentioned that Shatta Wale would be shot Monday, October 18, 2021, and that would lead to his death.

Shatta Wale responded to the 'prophecy' and said he would wear a bullet proof.

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Naa Ayeley Aryee Naa Ayeley is a creative writer with over ten years of experience in journalism and media. She started writing for YEN in 2017 as an editor on the entertainment desk and later became a monitoring editor.

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