Shatta Wale, a dancehall musician, has been contacted by the Ghana Police Service to aid with inquiries into the 2014 murder of Fennec Okyere, according to an official statement from the police force.
This comes after the musician acknowledged that his previous manager, Bullgod, was responsible for the death of Fennec in a Facebook post.
“Bull Dog since u r bringing out secrets. You will tell Ghanaians. What happen to Fenicks Murder !! And I am not joking about this time!! I am ready to tell the court about what you told me about you and your men and how planned that foolish act get ready. This Akuffo Addo won’t give you a murder chance to be on our streets !!! Watch how this ends !!! You can’t fight time!” read the post sighted by Countryghana
According to the police statement that was signed by Grace Ansah-Akrofi, director of public affairs, they “have made contact with Shatta Wale, who is collaborating with us on the case.” Below is the full statement by Ghana Police
1. The attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to a tweet by Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr., popularly known as Shatta Wale regarding the death of artiste Manager Fennec Okyere.
2. The Police have made contact with Shatta Wale who is cooperating with us on the matter.
3. The Police would like to put on record that the recently established Cold Case Unit, has been working for months on all unresolved murder cases, including that of Fennec Okyere with support from the affected families.
4. This new development from Shatta Wale is therefore going to complement our ongoing investigation.
5. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the families who have been working with the Cold Case Unit since its establishment for their cooperation and understanding.
6. We wish to assure the public that the Police will continue to work relentlessly on these cases in order to bring closure to the affected families.
