Dancehall musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah, widely known as Shatta Wale, has taken legal action against media personality Abubakar Ahmed, popularly called Blakk Rasta, at the High Court in Accra.
The lawsuit follows the circulation of a video posted on December 15, 2025, on Blakk Rasta’s social media platforms under the banner Blakk Empire Media. The video, titled “Shatta Wale, self-confessed king of fraud,” allegedly contained statements the musician considers damaging to his public image.
According to the statement of claim, Shatta Wale argues that the remarks made in the video were false, malicious and deliberately crafted to tarnish his reputation.
Court documents indicate that the publication gained widespread attention shortly after it went online, recording more than 150,000 views on Facebook and over 27,000 views on YouTube within 24 hours, alongside thousands of comments and reactions.
The musician insists that the video portrayed him as a fraudster, thief and morally compromised individual — allegations he strongly denies. He further claims Blakk Rasta accused him of maintaining relationships with known fraudsters and allowing illicit funds to pass through his bank accounts.
Shatta Wale maintains that the publication has negatively affected his personal life, professional relationships and mental well-being.
As part of the reliefs being sought, the artiste is asking the court to declare the statements defamatory, compel the removal of the video from all online platforms and restrain the defendant from making similar publications in the future.
He is also demanding a public retraction and an unqualified apology on Blakk Rasta’s social media pages, as well as full-page apologies in the Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times and Graphic Showbiz. In addition, he is seeking
