{"id":27012,"date":"2021-10-20T11:50:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=27012"},"modified":"2021-10-20T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:50:21","slug":"fugitive-ghana-musician-shatta-wale-turns-himself-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/20\/fugitive-ghana-musician-shatta-wale-turns-himself-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Fugitive Ghana Musician Shatta Wale Turns Himself In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A popular Ghanaian artist who said he had gone on the run over fears of his safety has turned himself in, police say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two other people have also been arrested for &#8220;spreading false information&#8221; over an alleged gun attack on Shatta Wale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He has been arrested to assist the police in investigations for his alleged involvement in the creation and circulation of information intended to cause fear and panic,&#8221; police said on the musician&#8217;s arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police announced the arrests on Tuesday hours after the musician had himself\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShattaWaleshattaMovement\/posts\/429728375177500\">posted a statement on Facebook\u00a0<\/a>saying his &#8220;life is in danger&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shatta Wale, whose real name is Charles Nii Armah Mensah, had linked his going &#8220;on the run&#8221; to what he called a &#8220;false prophet&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Ghanaian pastor last month appeared to make a prophecy on a local radio station that Shatta Wale would be killed,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/entertainment\/Shatta-Wale-links-Baba-Sadiq-to-death-prophecy-from-Ghanaian-prophet-1368487\">according to news site GhanaWeb.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The musician&#8217;s collaboration with Beyonc\u00e9 on her Lion King album expanded his fan base in Africa and in diaspora communities around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>BBC News Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular Ghanaian artist who said he had gone on the run over fears of his safety has turned himself in, police say. 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