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Dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has filed a defamation lawsuit against social commentator Abubakar Ahmed, widely known as Blakk Rasta, seeking GH₵100 million in damages over a video he claims is false and malicious.
The suit, filed on January 15, 2026, accuses Blakk Rasta of publishing defamatory content that allegedly portrayed the musician as fraudulent and dishonest. According to court documents, the video, titled “Shatta Wale, Self-Confessed King of Fraud,” was uploaded on December 15, 2025, and circulated across various social media platforms.
Shatta Wale contends that the publication has caused significant damage to his reputation and public image. He argues that the statements made in the video suggest he engages in or promotes internet fraud and other criminal activities, allegations he insists are entirely untrue and damaging.
In the statement of claim filed by his lawyers, Robert Smith Law and Group, the award-winning artiste is asking the court to declare the statements defamatory and to compel Blakk Rasta to permanently remove the video and any related content from all his social media platforms.
The musician is also seeking a perpetual injunction to restrain the defendant, his associates, or anyone acting on his behalf from making or publishing further defamatory statements about him.
Additionally, Shatta Wale is demanding a public retraction and an unconditional apology from Blakk Rasta. He wants the apology published on the defendant’s social media platforms and as a full-page notice in the Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times, and Graphic Showbiz.
According to the court filing, the video gained significant traction online, recording over 150,000 views, more than 1,000 comments, and about 6,000 likes on Facebook within 24 hours. On YouTube, the content reportedly attracted over 27,000 views and hundreds of engagements.
Shatta Wale argues that the wide reach of the publication greatly amplified the reputational harm caused. He maintains that the comments, whether directly stated or implied, were deliberately crafted to portray him to right-thinking members of society as dishonest, deceitful, and morally corrupt.
The case is expected to test the boundaries of free expression and defamation within Ghana’s media and digital commentary space.
