Shatta Wale: First Video Of Musician At Ankaful Pops Up; Inmates Hail Him

Shatta Wale: First Video Of Musician At Ankaful Pops Up; Inmates Hail Him

  • Shatta Wale has been spotted at the Ankaful Prison as he serves a one-week remand term
  • The musician was given a hero's reception by inmates as he walked through the prison yard
  • Shatta Wale was remanded on October 19, and transferred to Ankaful the next day

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Dancehall music star Shatta Wale, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, is serving a one-week remand term at the Ankaful Prisons in the Central Region.

Shatta Wale was remanded on Thursday, October 21, 2021, after appearing before a circuit court in Accra.

Shatta Wale was taken to the Ankaful Prisons which is near Cape Coast to serve his remand term.

Shatta Wale at Ankaful Prison
Photo source: @sweet_maame_adwoa, @ghhyper
Source: Instagram

A video from the Ankaful prison has popped up showing the massive reception Shatta Wale received upon his arrival.

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In the video sighted on Shatta Wale is seen dressed in black with a number of people including prison officers surrounding him.

The Melissa hitmaker took a stroll through the prison while a number of inmates lined up behind wired fences to hail him.

Many of the inmates were heard shouting 'paah paah paah' in excitement of Wale's appearance in the prison.

Shatta Wale in police custody

Shatta Wale was arrested on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. His arrest followed the circulation of news that he had been the previous night which turned out to be a hoax.

Just like his arrival in prison, Shatta Wale got a rousing welcome from inmates of the cells when he was arrested.

A video surfaced online showing the moment Shatta Wale was ushered into the police cell after his arrest.

The video which has been shared by Instagram blog, Sweet Maame Adwoa, shows inmates hailing the musician upon his arrival.

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Shatta Wale was seen in handcuffs with his accomplices as they stood in front of the cell with the inmates making lots of noise.

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh